Haydon Tomb Chest 1.5 Metres North of Church of St Swithun is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Tomb chest.
Haydon Tomb Chest 1.5 Metres North of Church of St Swithun
- WRENN ID
- western-arch-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1986
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- SY 009 872
- Coordinates
- 50.67604, -3.40334
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Haydon tomb chest, located 1.5 metres north of the Church of St Swithun, is a Grade II listed structure dedicated to Nicholas Haydon, who died in 1676. This stone tomb chest features side and end panels that are depressed, with the west side displaying arms. It has a memorial inscription on the north side, a moulded plinth, and a massive slab. The tomb chest is positioned directly north of the former Haydon Chantry chapel.
Local climate
Haydon Tomb Chest 1.5 Metres North of Church of St Swithun receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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