Tomb Chest of Williams and Elizabeth Stidston in Churchyard of St Georges Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1986. Tomb chest.
Tomb Chest of Williams and Elizabeth Stidston in Churchyard of St Georges Church
- WRENN ID
- haunted-thatch-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1986
- Type
- Tomb chest
- Address
- Tomb Chest of Williams and Elizabeth Stidston in Churchyard of St Georges Church, Dean Prior
- OS grid reference
- SX 730 635
- Coordinates
- 50.45779, -3.79012
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb chest of William and Elizabeth Stidston is located in the churchyard of St George's Church. It dates from 1814 and 1818 and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb chest features a plain design with a moulded lid and plain raised corners. An inscription can be found on the south side.
Local climate
Tomb Chest of Williams and Elizabeth Stidston in Churchyard of St Georges Church receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% 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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