Tombchest to Daking Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Broxbourne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1983. Tomb chest.

Tombchest to Daking Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of Chancel

WRENN ID
high-landing-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne MP: Lewis Cocking (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1983
Type
Tomb chest
Address
Tombchest to Daking Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of Chancel, Churchgate
OS grid reference
TL 349 024
Coordinates
51.70442, -0.04898
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb chest for the Daking family, located in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary, dates from around 1741. It is made of stone and features panels on its sides, along with gadroons at the corners. The tomb chest is situated on the north side of the chancel.

Local climate

Tombchest to Daking Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of Chancel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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