Edward Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 2 Metres North of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Chest tomb.
Edward Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 2 Metres North of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- rusted-stair-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 785 761
- Coordinates
- 50.57242, -3.71648
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edward Ford chest tomb, located about 2 metres north of the chancel in St Michael's Churchyard, dates from 1674 and is made of granite. The east end features two large scrolls with fluted edges on both the north and south sides. The west end has two similar scrolls, but only the north and south edges are carved, leaving the west face blank. The tomb has a flat capstone with moulded edges. On top, there is a carved inscription bordered by two incised lines, commemorating Edward Ford of Sigford, who died in November 1674. The parish register confirms that Edward Ford, a gentleman from Sigford, was buried on 5 November 1674.
Local climate
Edward Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 2 Metres North of Chancel receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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