Kington Tomb in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Farr Tomb, South of South Aisle of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Chest tomb.
Kington Tomb in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Farr Tomb, South of South Aisle of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- fossil-entrance-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 841 771
- Coordinates
- 51.49327, -2.22946
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kington tomb is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 1 metre south of the Farr tomb and south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Andrew. It dates from the mid to later 18th century and is constructed from ashlar stone. The north side features a single rectangular fielded panel flanked by fielded strips, while the south side has a panel flanked by a ribbon and rose drop. The tomb has chamfered angles adorned with fruit and flower drops, and it includes a moulded base and cornice with a pulvinated frieze. It is situated in row 6, east of the churchyard path.
Local climate
Kington Tomb in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Farr Tomb, South of South Aisle of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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