Table Tomb South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Tomb.
Table Tomb South of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- blind-zinc-crag
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Table Tomb South of Chancel of Church of St Michael, Blindcrake, Cumberland
- OS grid reference
- NY 162 333
- Coordinates
- 54.68779, -3.30063
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The table tomb, dating from the late 15th century, is located south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael. It is believed to be for Sir William Leigh of Isel Hall, who died in 1484. The tomb is made of red sandstone and features carved trefoils and shields representing the Leigh family. Originally, this tomb was situated inside the church.
Local climate
Table Tomb South of Chancel of Church of St Michael sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,390 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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