Kemble Tomb in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Tomb.
Kemble Tomb in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Kemble Tomb in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tollgate Road, North Mymms
- OS grid reference
- TL 221 044
- Coordinates
- 51.72533, -0.23324
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kemble tomb is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in North Mymms. It dates from 1820 and is situated on the south side of the nave. The tomb is dedicated to the Kemble family and resembles the Gaussen tomb, but features groove-patterned pilasters.
Local climate
Kemble Tomb in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Gaussen Tomb in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Tomb on South Side of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- The Old Vicarage
- Tomb South East of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Near Church Cottage
- Church Cottage
- Bridge to Main Entrance to North Mymms Park
- Main Gates,Octagonal Lodge,Walls,East Lodge and Service Gates to North Mymms Park
- The Stable Block at North Mymms Park
- Ice House at North Mymms Park