Chest Tomb and 16 Headstones Approximately 21 Metres SSW of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1997. A C17 Monument.

Chest Tomb and 16 Headstones Approximately 21 Metres SSW of Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
other-pediment-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1997
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SP 335 510
Coordinates
52.15677, -1.51114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A chest tomb and 16 headstones are located approximately 21 metres south-southwest of the Church of St Peter in Kineton. The chest tomb features two stones on each side and a row of 12 stones at the back. The tomb dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century, while the chest tomb itself is from the late 18th century. It is made of ashlar and includes a moulded plinth and top slab, angle balusters, and plain panels. The headstones are intricately carved with cartouches, swags, and putti. The churchyard also contains many well-carved headstones from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Local climate

Chest Tomb and 16 Headstones Approximately 21 Metres SSW of Church of St Peter receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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