Tombchest, 4 Metres to East of Chancel of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. A C18 Tomb.
Tombchest, 4 Metres to East of Chancel of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- bitter-mortar-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 288 628
- Coordinates
- 50.44013, -4.41219
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Tombchest located 4 metres to the east of the chancel of the parish church, dating from around the 18th century. It is constructed from coursed ashlar slate stone and features a moulded cap. The engraved slate lid has a dedication and date, but these are obscured by headstones that have been placed on the tombchest.
Local climate
Tombchest, 4 Metres to East of Chancel 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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