Palmer Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of South Chancel Wall of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Tomb.
Palmer Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of South Chancel Wall of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- mired-ashlar-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SS 511 325
- Coordinates
- 51.07295, -4.12542
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Palmer Tomb chest, dating from 1737, is located approximately 7 metres south of the south chancel wall of the Church of St Peter in Fremington. This tomb chest is made of slate and sits on a brick base with a moulded brick plinth. It commemorates Jacob Palmer, Gent. (died 1737), and other family members, including William Palmer, who was the Rector of Ashford and Vicar of Yarnscombe (died 1770). The inscription reads: "Palmers and Strangers our Fathers were/Such as the Aged Father buried Here."
Local climate
Palmer Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of South Chancel Wall of Church of St Peter sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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