Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 July 1987. A C18 Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
bitter-wicket-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 July 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SX 801 662
Coordinates
50.48403, -3.69092
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located approximately 2 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, is likely from the early 18th century. It is constructed from dressed limestone blocks, and the lid features an ogee curve on the underside. The top of the tomb has a worn inscription.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul 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 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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