Chest Tomb About 45 Yards South of the Nave of the Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb About 45 Yards South of the Nave of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- long-hinge-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Redditch MP: Chris Bloore (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 954 643
- Coordinates
- 52.27725, -2.06848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located about 45 yards south of the nave of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and flat capping. The tomb has raised inscription panels, although the inscriptions are not legible, with the date 1796 being visible. It occupies a prominent position in the churchyard and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 45 Yards South of the Nave of the Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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