Group of 5 Chest Tombs, 1 Metre East of South Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Chest tombs.
Group of 5 Chest Tombs, 1 Metre East of South Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- moated-rubblework-plover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SU 140 867
- Coordinates
- 51.57917, -1.79894
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of five similar chest tombs located one meter east of the south porch of the Church of St. Mary. They date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of limestone. Each tomb features a chamfered base and top with plain sides. The ledger tops are inscribed. From north to south, the inscriptions read: a. Edward Church; b. an illegible inscription dated 1806; c. an illegible inscription; d. an illegible inscription; e. Elizabeth Grant.
Local climate
Group of 5 Chest Tombs, 1 Metre East of South Porch, Church of St Mary 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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