Six Tombs in the Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1999. Tomb.

Six Tombs in the Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
unlit-bailey-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven MP: Chris Ward (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1999
Type
Tomb
Address
Six Tombs in the Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, the Green, Rottingdean, the City of Brighton and Hove
OS grid reference
TQ 369 025
Coordinates
50.80673, -0.0571
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The six tombs in the churchyard of the Church of St Margaret date from the early 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of stone.

The first tomb belongs to John Farncombe, who died in 1824, and is located approximately 10 meters from the south entrance to the chancel. It features a vase shape with inscription panels on the long sides.

The second tomb is for Thomas Beard, who died in 1728, and is situated about 10 meters southwest of the chancel. It has a handsome inscription set between panels.

There is a group of four tombs located about 12 meters due south of the south entrance to the chancel. This group includes Jane Gleare, who died in 1809, and Thomas Gleare, who died in 1812; their inscription is on an oval on the broad side, set between reeded piers. The third tomb in this group is for Charles Gleare, who died in 1736, and features a vase shape decorated with gadroons and egg-and-dart motifs. The fourth tomb is a plain table tomb of early date, located immediately to the north of Charles Gleare's tomb, with a moulded top and all inscriptions now lost.

Local climate

Six Tombs in the Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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