Crompton Tomb Approximately 52 Metres South West of Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1972. A Post-Medieval Tomb.

Crompton Tomb Approximately 52 Metres South West of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
ancient-moulding-cream
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 1972
Type
Tomb
Period
Post-Medieval
OS grid reference
SJ 903 337
Coordinates
52.90144, -2.14437
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Crompton Tomb, located approximately 52 meters southwest of the Church of St Michael, is a Grade II* listed structure. It commemorates William Crompton, who died in 1603, and his wife, who died in 1626. The tomb is made of ashlar stone and features a chest tomb design with architraved panels on the sides. The east end displays an armorial bearing with a draped mantle and two helmets with crests. The north side and west end have small shields with scrolls above, likely representing the armorial bearings of their children. The south side includes a brass plaque that records other members of the Crompton family. The top of the tomb features effigies of a man in armor, whose legs are missing below the knee, and a woman dressed in the style of around 1600. Surrounding the tomb are early 19th-century spear-headed cast-iron railings, some of which still have angle urns. The tomb remains in its original location, within the chancel of the former Augustinian Priory church of SS Mary and Wulfad, which was founded around 1135 and demolished around 1758.

Local climate

Crompton Tomb Approximately 52 Metres South West of Church of St Michael receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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