Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. A C18 Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- gilded-plinth-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 134 397
- Coordinates
- 51.15725, -1.80859
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb from the 18th century located in the churchyard, approximately 1 metre south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael in Wilsford cum Lake. The tomb is made of limestone and features a moulded table and base, with fielded panelled sides. There is an inscription on the table, which is not readable, but it includes a date of death from 1780.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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