Hemsted Tomb Approximately 13 Metres to North of Vestry of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Monument.
Hemsted Tomb Approximately 13 Metres to North of Vestry of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-terrace-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1983
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 455 678
- Coordinates
- 51.4079, -1.34657
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hemsted Tomb, located approximately 13 metres to the north of the vestry of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb dating from 1810. It is constructed of ashlar and features a moulded base and top, along with reeded corner balusters.
Local climate
Hemsted Tomb Approximately 13 Metres to North of Vestry of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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