Tombchest to William Gilpin 15 Metres North of North Chapel of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the New Forest National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 May 1987. Tomb.
Tombchest to William Gilpin 15 Metres North of North Chapel of Church of St John
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- New Forest National Park
- Constituency
- New Forest East MP: Sir Julian Lewis (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 May 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SZ 323 993
- Coordinates
- 50.79269, -1.54231
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tombchest dating from 1804, located 15 metres north of the north chapel of the Church of St John in Boldre. It is made of stone and has a rectangular shape. The top slab features an inscription dedicated to William Gilpin, who was the rector from 1777 and was known as a travel writer and water-colourist.
Local climate
Tombchest to William Gilpin 15 Metres North of North Chapel of Church of St John receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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