Chest Tomb About 4m South South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1987. A 17th century Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb About 4m South South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- salt-passage-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Period
- 17th century
- Address
- Chest Tomb About 4m South South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael, Biddypark Lane, Dunchideock
- OS grid reference
- SX 876 876
- Coordinates
- 50.67771, -3.59198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located about 4 meters south-southeast of the porch of the Church of St Michael, is likely from the late 17th century. It is made of granite and features a chamfered lid with a wide border that has scratch mouldings. The inscriptions on the tomb have been worn away and are no longer visible.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 4m South South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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