Heath Chest Tomb 2 Metres South of Nave Wall East of Porch in the Churchyard, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Monument.
Heath Chest Tomb 2 Metres South of Nave Wall East of Porch in the Churchyard, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- turning-lantern-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 023 787
- Coordinates
- 51.50751, -1.96697
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Heath chest tomb, located 2 meters south of the nave wall and east of the porch in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael, dates from 1757 and is made of limestone. It commemorates Matthew Heath and his wife Mary, who died in 1746, as well as their daughter Ann, who died in 1714, and their son Andrew, who died in 1730. The tomb features recessed corner balusters, a chamfered plinth, and a moulded table.
Local climate
Heath Chest Tomb 2 Metres South of Nave Wall East of Porch in the Churchyard, Church of St Michael receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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