Tomb Chest 15 Metres North of Parish Church and Immediately West of Cross is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. Tomb chest.

Tomb Chest 15 Metres North of Parish Church and Immediately West of Cross

WRENN ID
sunken-pedestal-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1985
Type
Tomb chest
OS grid reference
SX 981 973
Coordinates
50.76635, -3.44524
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This tomb chest, located 15 metres north of the parish church and immediately west of the cross, dates from the 18th century or late 17th century. It is made of stone and features a moulded top with panelled sides. There is no visible inscription.

Local climate

Tomb Chest 15 Metres North of Parish Church and Immediately West of Cross receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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