Chest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres South of Nave 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. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- errant-truss-ridge
- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 335 510
- Coordinates
- 52.15692, -1.51085
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from around 1800, is located approximately 1.5 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Peter in Kineton. It is constructed from ashlar and features a chest with a moulded plinth and top slab. The side panels are fielded-panelled, eared, and shouldered, though they show signs of wear. The tomb also includes angle balusters. The surrounding churchyard is notable for its many well-carved 17th and 18th-century headstones.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres South of Nave 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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