Tozer Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Porch of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1987. Tomb.
Tozer Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Porch of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- salt-bastion-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 755 860
- Coordinates
- 50.66101, -3.76242
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tozer chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located approximately 2 metres south-east of the porch of the Church of St Andrew in Moretonhampstead. It is made of granite and features a coved underside to its lid, which has a worn inscription on the top. On the north side of the tomb, there is a reused slate memorial dedicated to Charles Tozer, which dates from 1813.
Local climate
Tozer Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Porch of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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