Group of 7 Tombchests of the Hayne, Ruby and Bennett Families 10-18 Metres to East of South Aisle of Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Tombchests.
Group of 7 Tombchests of the Hayne, Ruby and Bennett Families 10-18 Metres to East of South Aisle of Church of St David
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1987
- Type
- Tombchests
- Address
- Group of 7 Tombchests of the Hayne, Ruby and Bennett Families 10-18 Metres to East of South Aisle of Church of St David, Davidstow
- OS grid reference
- SX 151 872
- Coordinates
- 50.65561, -4.6168
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of seven tombchests located 10 to 18 metres east of the south aisle of the Church of St David. The group includes four 18th century tombchests belonging to the Hayne family, which feature the tombs of John Hayne, a yeoman, and Elizabeth Hayne. Additionally, there are two 18th century tombchests of the Ruby family and one tombchest of Henry Bennett, who died in 1769. These tombchests are made of stone rubble and are rectangular in shape, topped with slate lids. The inscriptions on the tombchests are presented in upper and lower case lettering, written in script with serifs.
Local climate
Group of 7 Tombchests of the Hayne, Ruby and Bennett Families 10-18 Metres to East of South Aisle of Church of St David sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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