Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of All Saints
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of All Saints, EX6 8LU
- OS grid reference
- SX 958 832
- Coordinates
- 50.64001, -3.47494
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located about 8 metres southeast of the porch of the Church of All Saints, dates from the late 18th century. It is made of white freestone topped with a grey limestone lid. The tomb has a rectangular, panelled design with a moulded lid and half-balusters at each corner. There are inscriptions on the sides, including one dedicated to Mary Bill, who died in 1774.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of All Saints receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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