Miles Tomb, 5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1988. A Georgian Tomb.
Miles Tomb, 5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- twisted-jade-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Guildford MP: Zöe Franklin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 996 493
- Coordinates
- 51.23474, -0.57453
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Miles Tomb is a chest tomb located 5 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, dating from 1731 and dedicated to Arnold Miles. It features a stone chest set on a moulded plinth, with fielded panels on the sides and recessed angles. The angle recesses contain moulded panels in gadrooned sockets. The lid is made of a darker, flat stone with a moulded edge.
Local climate
Miles Tomb, 5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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