Turvin Tomb at Gilston Parish Church 12 Metres East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Turvin Tomb at Gilston Parish Church 12 Metres East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- tired-niche-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 440 135
- Coordinates
- 51.80181, 0.08718
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Turvin Tomb, located 12 metres east of the chancel at Gilston Parish Church, is a late 17th-century stone rectangular tomb chest. It features a moulded plinth and a boldly moulded slab. This tomb commemorates the Turvin family, who were the owners of Terlings from 1683 to 1847. It is considered a fine example of late 17th-century monument design and is part of a group with the church.
Local climate
Turvin Tomb at Gilston Parish Church 12 Metres East of Chancel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Parish Church of St Mary
- Johnston Monument at Gilston Parish Church at South West Corner of Churchyard
- Church Cottages at Corner with Pennys Lane
- Garden Walls,And Pier at North West Corner at Gilston Park
- Channocks Farm House
- Cumberland Lodge at Entrance to East Drive to Gilston Park
- Keeper's Cottage in Home Wood Along Track 260 Metrs from Road
- Iron Gate and Gate Piers to Park at Gilston Park
- The Old Rectory
- High Gilston