2 Tombchests to Steele Family 12 Metres South of Chancel of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. Tombchest.
2 Tombchests to Steele Family 12 Metres South of Chancel of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- weathered-bonework-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1986
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SU 309 329
- Coordinates
- 51.09462, -1.56
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two tombchests for the Steele family are located 12 meters south of the chancel of St Mary's Church. These tombchests date from the late 18th century and are made of Portland stone. One tombchest is dedicated to Anne Steele, who passed away in 1760, and another to William Steele, who died in 1769. The other tombchests commemorate Anne Steele, who died in 1778, William Steele, who passed away in 1772, Martha Steele, who died in 1791, and Mary Steele, who died in 1813.
Local climate
2 Tombchests to Steele Family 12 Metres South of Chancel of St Mary's Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- 1 3 Tombchests S and E of St Mary's Church in Churchyard, to 1 C Augusta and Family 1836; 2 C White 1811; 3 J H White 1833
- 2 Steele Memorial, About 29 Metres Nort East of Chancel in Churchyard of Church of All Saints
- 3 Group of 14 Chest Tombs and Anne Collier Headstone Approximately 2-3 Metres South and South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- 4 Six Tomb Chests in St Mary's Churchyard; Group of 4 to North of Chancel 2 to Bulpett Family; 2 to Veck Family. One to East of Chancel to Robet Rodney and Family; One to South of Tower to J T Villebois
- 5 3 Tomb Chests in St Mary's Churchyard to 1 S Knapp 1802; 2 B and J Earle 1798/1800; 3 A Stone Coffin Dated 1786
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