Tothill Chest Tomb About 10 Metres South East of the South Doorway of the 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.

Tothill Chest Tomb About 10 Metres South East of the South Doorway of the Church of St Mary and St Martin

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SX 867 793
Coordinates
50.6032, -3.60227
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tothill chest tomb, located about 10 meters southeast of the south doorway of the Church of St Mary and St Martin, is a chest tomb from the late 18th century. It is constructed from coursed grey limestone and features an oversailing lid. The inscription on the tomb commemorates John Tothill, who died in 1760, along with other family members, and includes a verse beneath the inscription.

Local climate

Tothill Chest Tomb About 10 Metres South East of the South Doorway of the 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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