Mauvillain Tomb in Churchyard,10 Yards to South of West Tower of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Merton local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Mauvillain Tomb in Churchyard,10 Yards to South of West Tower of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Merton
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden MP: Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 250 674
- Coordinates
- 51.39211, -0.20435
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mauvillain tomb, located in the churchyard 10 yards south of the west tower of the Church of St Lawrence, is a Grade II listed structure. It commemorates Stephen Mauvillain, who died in 1740. The tomb is made of Portland stone and features a spherical triangle shape with buttressed corners. Its sides are panelled and inscribed, and it has a moulded base and cornice. At the top, there is an elaborate moulded ogee finial that supports a bulbous three-cornered urn. Additionally, there is a cartouche with a crest located at the eastern corner of the tomb.
Local climate
Mauvillain Tomb in Churchyard,10 Yards to South of West Tower of Church of St Lawrence sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% 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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