Group 6 of Chest Tombs Approximately 20 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. Chest tombs.
Group 6 of Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres South of Abbey Church
- WRENN ID
- waning-groin-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1996
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- ST 932 872
- Coordinates
- 51.58446, -2.09824
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of six chest tombs located approximately 20 metres south of the Abbey Church in Malmesbury. They date from the late 18th century and are constructed from limestone ashlar. Each tomb features moulded tops and bases, along with panelled sides and ends.
Local climate
Group 6 of Chest Tombs Approximately 20 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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