Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 40 Metres South of Abbey Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1996. Tomb.

Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 40 Metres South of Abbey Church

WRENN ID
hushed-bronze-foxglove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1996
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 932 872
Coordinates
51.58429, -2.09831
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 40 metres south of the Abbey Church in Malmesbury. They date from the late 18th century and are constructed from limestone ashlar. Each tomb features shield panels on the sides and ends, with narrow raised sections in between, and a moulded top.

Local climate

Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 40 Metres South of Abbey Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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