Champion Chest Tomb, 9 Metres East of South Porch of Parish Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1984. Tomb.
Champion Chest Tomb, 9 Metres East of South Porch of Parish Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- silver-dormer-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 757 993
- Coordinates
- 51.69213, -2.35228
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Champion chest tomb, dating from the early 19th century, is located 9 meters east of the south porch of the Parish Church of St George. It is made of limestone and features a moulded cornice and base, along with plain inscription panels. The tomb commemorates Josias Champian, who died in 1809. It is situated immediately southeast of the Partridge tomb.
Local climate
Champion Chest Tomb, 9 Metres East of South Porch of Parish Church of St George receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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