Wilkins Chest Tomb Fixed to Eastermost Bay of South Aisle of Church of St Mary and St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Tomb.
Wilkins Chest Tomb Fixed to Eastermost Bay of South Aisle of Church of St Mary and St Martin
- WRENN ID
- solemn-iron-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Wilkins Chest Tomb Fixed to Eastermost Bay of South Aisle of Church of St Mary and St Martin, Fore Street, Chudleigh
- OS grid reference
- SX 867 793
- Coordinates
- 50.60327, -3.60203
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilkins chest tomb is located in the easternmost bay of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary and St Martin in Chudleigh. This chest tomb dates from the late 18th century and is made of coursed grey limestone. It features an oversailing lid and bears an inscription commemorating Ambrose Wilkins, who was the master of the grammar school and died in 1771, along with other family members.
Local climate
Wilkins Chest Tomb Fixed to Eastermost Bay of South Aisle of Church of St Mary and St Martin 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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