Wiltshire Chest Tomb 4 Metres South East of East Corner of Chancel, Churchyard of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Chest tomb.
Wiltshire Chest Tomb 4 Metres South East of East Corner of Chancel, Churchyard of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- quartered-alcove-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 140 867
- Coordinates
- 51.57918, -1.79862
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located 4 meters southeast of the east corner of the chancel in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church. It dates from 1815 and is made of limestone. The tomb features a hipped top resting on a moulded table, with panelled sides that include recessed corner balusters. There is an inscription dedicated to Thomas Wiltshire.
Local climate
Wiltshire Chest Tomb 4 Metres South East of East Corner of Chancel, Churchyard of St Mary's Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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