Sutton Tomb Approximately 10 Metres to South West of Tower 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.
Sutton Tomb Approximately 10 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- 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 594 808
- Coordinates
- 51.52349, -1.14472
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sutton Tomb, located approximately 10 metres to the south-west of the tower of the Church of St Mary, is a chest tomb dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded base and a scrolled top adorned with a crown and urn finial. The tomb has an oval plan and is flanked by large scrolls on the east and west sides. It was formerly enclosed by a railing. The inscription on the tomb commemorates Samuel Sutton.
Local climate
Sutton Tomb Approximately 10 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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