Whale Tomb 13 Metres South East of South Corner of Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1984. Tomb.
Whale Tomb 13 Metres South East of South Corner of Church
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 334 686
- Coordinates
- 51.41625, -1.52053
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Whale Tomb, located 13 metres southeast of the south corner of the church in Hungerford, is a Grade II listed tomb dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of stone and features a plain chest with a flat slab resting on a rectangular base. The tomb is inscribed to John Wnle and his wife Sarah.
Local climate
Whale Tomb 13 Metres South East of South Corner of Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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