Tombstone in Churchyard of Church of St Michael Approx 100 Feet from South East Corner of Church to Sir William and Lady Smyth 1877 is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1984. A C19 Tombstone.
Tombstone in Churchyard of Church of St Michael Approx 100 Feet from South East Corner of Church to Sir William and Lady Smyth 1877
- WRENN ID
- little-gateway-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Epping Forest
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar MP: Alex Burghart (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 1984
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 493 992
- Coordinates
- 51.67189, 0.15787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombstone is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael, approximately 100 feet from the southeast corner of the church. It commemorates Sir William and Lady Smyth, who were the owners of Hill Hall, and dates from 1877. The tomb features three receding slabs, with the base and top being plain, while the central slab has moulded edges. The top slab is adorned with a deeply incised coat of arms of the Smyth family.
Local climate
Tombstone in Churchyard of Church of St Michael Approx 100 Feet from South East Corner of Church to Sir William and Lady Smyth 1877 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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