Bosomworth Tomb 44 metres north of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Bosomworth Tomb 44 metres north of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- crooked-chalk-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Elmbridge
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge MP: Dr Ben Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Bosomworth Tomb 44 metres north of Church of St James, KT13 8DE
- OS grid reference
- TQ 072 647
- Coordinates
- 51.37196, -0.46095
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bosomworth Tomb, located 44 metres north of the Church of St. James in Weybridge, is a chest tomb dedicated to Benjamin Bosomworth, who died in 1741. It is made of stone and features a plinth with large gadrooned corner piers and projecting drapery panels on the north and south sides. The top of the tomb is adorned with cherub's heads and has elaborate crests on the east and west sides. The flat top is finished with a moulded edge.
Local climate
Bosomworth Tomb 44 metres north of Church of St James sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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