Tombchest of William Hoskin, 11 Metres to North of Church of St Ivo is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Tombchest.
Tombchest of William Hoskin, 11 Metres to North of Church of St Ivo
- WRENN ID
- old-moat-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 309 671
- Coordinates
- 50.47994, -4.38426
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tombchest erected in 1759 in memory of William Hoskin of Hayfield by his wife Catherine. It is made of coursed rubblestone and features a slate lid that is rectangular with chamfered corners, although part of the lid has been removed. The tombchest is well carved, displaying a dedication around the edge and a verse in the central panel. It is located 11 metres to the north of the Church of St Ivo.
Local climate
Tombchest of William Hoskin, 11 Metres to North of Church of St Ivo sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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