Hordern Tomb Approximately 5 Metres to South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1992. Tomb.
Hordern Tomb Approximately 5 Metres to South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- distant-string-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East MP: Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1992
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 924 024
- Coordinates
- 52.61973, -2.11317
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hordern Tomb, located approximately 5 meters south of the Church of St Mary, is a chest tomb dedicated to members of the Hordern family and dates from 1813. It is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features inscription panels on the sides with quadrants at the corners, fielded panels at the ends, and a moulded edge surrounding the faceted top. Busts of James and Jane Hordern can be found in the Hordern chapel of the Church of St Mary.
Local climate
Hordern Tomb Approximately 5 Metres to South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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