Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres to South of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 1988. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres to South of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- guardian-steeple-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SS 569 082
- Coordinates
- 50.85563, -4.03443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 4 metres south of the Church of St James in Iddesleigh, is a Grade II listed structure. It was originally an altar stone from the medieval period and was moved to its current location in the mid-19th century. The tomb features sandstone ashlar sides and a granite top that includes a coved cornice and a rectangular recess at the centre. The north side has an arched recess with a central pillar, while the south side contains a 19th-century slate plaque dedicated to Thomas Anstey.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres to South of Church of St James sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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