Chest Tomb About 27 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1989. Tomb.

Chest Tomb About 27 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
buried-string-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1989
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 102 047
Coordinates
50.83515, -3.27644
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located about 27 metres northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew in Broadhembury. It is made of Beerstone and features a rectangular shape with an oversailing moulded lid, panelled sides, and reeded corner pilasters. The name of the incumbent is illegible.

Local climate

Chest Tomb About 27 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Andrew receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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