The Tomb of Richard Cobden in the Churchyard to the South West of the Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Tomb.
The Tomb of Richard Cobden in the Churchyard to the South West of the Church
- WRENN ID
- twisted-step-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 891 205
- Coordinates
- 50.97728, -0.73092
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Richard Cobden is located in the churchyard to the southwest of the church on Church Road in West Lavington. It features a marble sarcophagus set in a bed of chips, which is surrounded by a marble curb. Richard Cobden, who lived at Dunfold in the nearby parish of Heyshott, passed away on 2 April 1866.
Local climate
The Tomb of Richard Cobden in the Churchyard to the South West of the Church receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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