Group of 5 Table Tombs Immediately South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Less is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1993. Tomb group.
Group of 5 Table Tombs Immediately South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Less
- WRENN ID
- rusted-chalk-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1993
- Type
- Tomb group
- Address
- Group of 5 Table Tombs Immediately South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Less, Bury Road, Thetford
- OS grid reference
- TL 868 828
- Coordinates
- 52.41143, 0.74519
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five table tombs, dating from 1771 to 1860, is located immediately southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Less in Thetford. These tombs are constructed with stone slabs laid over a brick core and feature a rectangular shape with baluster or fluted corners and slab tops. The tombs primarily commemorate members of the Bidwell and Sterne families.
Local climate
Group of 5 Table Tombs Immediately South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Less 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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