Group of 5 Tombchests of Kent Family and John Proffit 6-12 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Tombchests.

Group of 5 Tombchests of Kent Family and John Proffit 6-12 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
errant-turret-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1987
Type
Tombchests
Address
Group of 5 Tombchests of Kent Family and John Proffit 6-12 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Michael, St. Minver Lowlands
OS grid reference
SW 936 753
Coordinates
50.54145, -4.91303
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of five tombchests located 6 to 12 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael. They date from 1728 to 1813 and commemorate members of the Kent family and John Proffit. From north to south, the tombchests are in memory of Mary Kent (1728), John Kent (1813), Philip Kent, Yeoman (1755) and his daughter Joana (1748), son Philip (1763), daughter Alice Robins (1765), and sister Ann (1803); Philip Kent (1783) and his wife Mary (1788); and John Proffit of Cockmoyles (1800) and his wife Ann (1789). The tombchests are made of slate and stone rubble, featuring rectangular shapes with rectangular slate lids. The inscriptions are presented in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.

Local climate

Group of 5 Tombchests of Kent Family and John Proffit 6-12 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% 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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