Townsend Tomb, 1 Metre North West of Rawlinson Tomb is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1984. Tomb.

Townsend Tomb, 1 Metre North West of Rawlinson Tomb

WRENN ID
forgotten-sandstone-wagtail
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 368 607
Coordinates
51.34443, -1.47288
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Townsend Tomb, located 1 metre northwest of the Rawlinson Tomb, is a Grade II listed structure from the 18th century. This stone table tomb features a rectangular plan with a flat top supported by a fluted frieze and elongated fluted consoles that rise from a moulded plinth. The side panels of the tomb are inscribed with the names of John Townsend, who died in 1790, and William Townsend, a citizen and wine merchant of London, who died in 1797.

Local climate

Townsend Tomb, 1 Metre North West of Rawlinson Tomb receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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