Tombchest of William Betenson 8 Metres to North of North East Corner of Tower of Church North of North East is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Tombchest.
Tombchest of William Betenson 8 Metres to North of North East Corner of Tower of Church North of North East
- WRENN ID
- steep-truss-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 130 903
- Coordinates
- 50.68242, -4.64745
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tombchest commemorating William Betenson, located 8 meters to the north of the northeast corner of the church tower in Lesnewth. It was erected in 1771 in memory of William Betenson of Grylls, who died in that year, as well as his son William Gilbert Betenson, who died in 1759, and daughter Ann Betenson, who died in 1767. The tombchest is made of slate stone rubble and features a rectangular shape with a slate lid. It is inscribed with both upper and lower case serif lettering, including a verse and heraldic arms.
Local climate
Tombchest of William Betenson 8 Metres to North of North East Corner of Tower of Church North of North East 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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