Tombchest 10 Metres North East of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Tombchest.
Tombchest 10 Metres North East of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- steep-lintel-blackthorn
- 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 288 628
- Coordinates
- 50.44034, -4.41228
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombchest, located about 10 meters northeast of the parish church, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed from coursed ashlar slate stone and features a moulded cap. At the time of inspection, the slate lid was obscured by cleared headstones that had been placed on top of the tombchest.
Local climate
Tombchest 10 Metres North East of Parish Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 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 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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