Wilkins Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Eadburgha is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1987. Tomb.
Wilkins Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Eadburgha
- WRENN ID
- weathered-cornice-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 096 362
- Coordinates
- 52.02453, -1.86005
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilkins tomb, located approximately 5 metres south of the south door of the Church of St Eadburgha, is an early 18th-century structure made of limestone. The headstone features a shaped top with a winged head and an inscription that is partly illegible, reading: "E ... the wife of Richard Wilkins ... 17-- aged 85". Accompanying the headstone is a footstone that has a scrolled top.
Local climate
Wilkins Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Eadburgha receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% 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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