Thorn Chest Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1988. Chest tomb.
Thorn Chest Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-outpost-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SS 642 227
- Coordinates
- 50.98842, -3.93565
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thorn chest tomb, located approximately 3 metres south of the south-east corner of the south aisle of the Church of St John, dates from the late 18th century. It features a brick plinth topped with a stone slab and bears an inscription dedicated to George Thorn, who died in 1796.
Local climate
Thorn Chest Tomb Circa 3 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St John receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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