Bronsden Tomb 17 Metres South of Tower is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1984. Tomb.
Bronsden Tomb 17 Metres South of Tower
- WRENN ID
- swift-keep-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 383 669
- Coordinates
- 51.40062, -1.45062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bronsden Tomb, located 17 metres south of the tower in St. Mary's Churchyard, is an 18th-century stone tomb. It features a chest with a moulded top, a plinth, and a reeded surround on the side panels. The tomb is inscribed to Jane Bronsden, dated 1742.
Local climate
Bronsden Tomb 17 Metres South of Tower 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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- 2 Chest tomb in north-east corner of the churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary
- 3 Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South South East of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- 4 Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard One Metre South of Vestry of the Church of St Mary and St John
- 5 Unidentified Monument in Churchyard 8 Metres South East of Tower, Church of St Mary
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