Trollope Tomb Approximately 3 Metres to North West of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 November 1983. Tomb.
Trollope Tomb Approximately 3 Metres to North West of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- salt-plinth-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 November 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 552 708
- Coordinates
- 51.4342, -1.20609
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Trollope Tomb, located approximately 3 metres to the north-west of the Church of St. Mary in Bucklebury, is a chest tomb dating from 1757. It is constructed of ashlar and features a moulded base and top, along with shaped corner balusters. The tomb is inscribed with the words: "Here lieth in dust all that is mortal of Anne, the wife of the Revd. John Trollope."
Local climate
Trollope Tomb Approximately 3 Metres to North West of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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