Wood Tomb, Twenty Yards East of Church of St Dunstan is a Grade II listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1984. Tomb.

Wood Tomb, Twenty Yards East of Church of St Dunstan

WRENN ID
grim-pedestal-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 December 1984
Type
Tomb
Address
Wood Tomb, Twenty Yards East of Church of St Dunstan, High Street, Mayfield and Five Ashes
OS grid reference
TQ 586 270
Coordinates
51.02084, 0.26117
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wood Tomb, located twenty yards east of the Church of St Dunstan, is a chest tomb dating from 1812. It is constructed of stone and features a moulded plinth, panelled sides, and a corniced lid. The tomb is inscribed to John Wood, who died in 1812. At the time of the last survey, it was noted to be somewhat dilapidated.

Local climate

Wood Tomb, Twenty Yards East of Church of St Dunstan receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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