Willoughby Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres East of South Aisle of the Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. A C17 Chest tomb.
Willoughby Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres East of South Aisle of the Church of St Lawrence
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 204 934
- Coordinates
- 50.73488, -3.12805
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Willoughby chest tomb, located approximately 4 metres east of the south aisle of the Church of St Lawrence, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1616 in memory of Henry Willoughby. It is constructed from beerstone ashlar with some local flint rubble at the rear. The tomb has a rectangular shape and rests on a moulded plinth, topped with a flat lid that features a soffit moulding. On the south side, there is a rectangular plaque that stands slightly proud, with the plinth breaking forward below it. This plaque is inscribed in a mix of large Roman and half uncial capitals, recording the death of Henry Willoughby in 1616. The west end of the tomb displays a carved armorial bearing.
Local climate
Willoughby Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres East of South Aisle of the Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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