Tombchest 4 Metres to South of East End of South Aisle of Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Tomb.
Tombchest 4 Metres to South of East End of South Aisle of Church of St David
- WRENN ID
- old-copper-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 151 872
- Coordinates
- 50.65556, -4.61688
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombchest, located 4 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St David, dates from 1609 and commemorates Peter Nelayer, who died that year. It is constructed from granite rubble and features a rectangular slate lid. The inscription is presented in upper case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Tombchest 4 Metres to South of East End of South Aisle of Church of St David sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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- Sale history — 8 transactions since 1998
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