Two tombchests 20 metres and 22 metres to southwest of tower of Church of St Tallan is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Tombchest.

Two tombchests 20 metres and 22 metres to southwest of tower of Church of St Tallan

WRENN ID
weathered-casement-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1986
Type
Tombchest
Address
Two tombchests 20 metres and 22 metres to southwest of tower of Church of St Tallan, PL13 2JB
OS grid reference
SX 228 515
Coordinates
50.33759, -4.49102
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two tombchests, dating from the early 19th century, are located 20 metres and 22 metres to the southwest of the tower of the Church of St Tallan. They are rendered, likely made of ashlar, featuring a plain base and a moulded stone lid. The inscriptions on the tombchests have eroded over time.

Local climate

Two tombchests 20 metres and 22 metres to southwest of tower of Church of St Tallan sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% 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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