Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres North East of West End of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1985. Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres North East of West End of Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 December 1985
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SU 396 879
Coordinates
51.58894, -1.42852
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the mid-18th century, is located approximately 20 meters northeast of the west end of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Wantage. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and a cornice on its flat top. The corners are adorned with balusters, and there are illegible inscription panels, with one located at the east end that displays a coat of arms.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres North East of West End of Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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