Group of five chest tombs approximately 34.5 metres east of chancel of Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1993. Tomb.
Group of five chest tombs approximately 34.5 metres east of chancel of Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1993
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Group of five chest tombs approximately 34.5 metres east of chancel of Church of St John Baptist, GL7 2NX
- OS grid reference
- SP 023 021
- Coordinates
- 51.71765, -1.96707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs is located approximately 34.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St John Baptist. The tombs date from different periods: one is from the early 18th century, two are from the mid-18th century, and two are from the early 19th century. They are made of limestone. The early 18th-century tomb features carved console ends, while the two mid-18th-century tombs have rounded ends. One of the early 19th-century tombs has incised panels on the sides, a moulded plinth, and a chamfered ledger, while the other has a heavy chamfered ledger and plinth.
Local climate
Group of five chest tombs approximately 34.5 metres east of chancel of Church of St John Baptist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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