King Tomb in St Leonard's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
King Tomb in St Leonard's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- ghost-panel-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- King Tomb in St Leonard's Churchyard, High Street, Blunsdon
- OS grid reference
- SU 152 907
- Coordinates
- 51.61546, -1.78056
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The King Tomb in St Leonard's Churchyard is an oval tomb dedicated to Ann Aullam King, who died in 1781. It features a low oval shape with a moulded capping and a slightly domical top. The north panel is adorned with carved tendrils, while the east and west panels display shields on sharp ends. The tomb is located seven yards east of the north-west end of the nave.
Local climate
King Tomb in St Leonard's Churchyard 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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