Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 July 1987. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
standing-storey-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 July 1987
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SX 834 665
Coordinates
50.48711, -3.64476
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located approximately 1 metre south of the Church of St Andrew, is likely from the 17th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble and features a slate slab set into the front, which has a worn inscription. The tomb is topped with a granite lid that has a chamfered soffit.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 870 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 83% 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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