Thornhill Tomb 15 Yards West North West of East Malling is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Tomb monument.
Thornhill Tomb 15 Yards West North West of East Malling
- WRENN ID
- roaming-flagstone-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Tomb monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 702 570
- Coordinates
- 51.28752, 0.44029
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thornhill tomb, located 15 yards west-northwest of East Malling, is a tomb monument dating from 1854. It features a red brick plinth topped with stone. The structure includes a square pedestal with simple panelled sides, an inscription, and a cornice. Above this is a stepped pedestal that supports a wide vase adorned with a floral top-knot. The tomb is inscribed with the names Anne Thornhill, who died on January 8, 1854, and James Thornhill, who died on July 25, 1866, among others. Surrounding the tomb is a spearhead wrought-iron railing with acorn-head standards.
Local climate
Thornhill Tomb 15 Yards West North West of East Malling receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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