4 Tombchests in St Michael's Churchyard South of South Porch to Col Hockley and to Mrs Hockley Further South to William Knight 1762 Griffin Grouch 1818 is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1983. Tombchests.
4 Tombchests in St Michael's Churchyard South of South Porch to Col Hockley and to Mrs Hockley Further South to William Knight 1762 Griffin Grouch 1818
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1983
- Type
- Tombchests
- Address
- 4 Tombchests in St Michael's Churchyard South of South Porch to Col Hockley and to Mrs Hockley Further South to William Knight 1762 Griffin Grouch 1818, B3046, Cheriton, Winchester
- OS grid reference
- SU 581 284
- Coordinates
- 51.05258, -1.17106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are four tombchests located in St Michael's churchyard, south of the south porch. These tombchests are dedicated to Colonel Hockley and Mrs. Hockley, as well as to William Knight, who died in 1762, and Griffin Crouch, who died in 1818. The tombchests date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are made of dressed stone. Two of the tombchests, which are located south of the porch, are dedicated to Colonel and Mrs. Hockley, with one being much lower than the other and dating from the late 18th century. Further south, there is a tombchest from 1762 for William Knight and another from 1818 for Griffin Crouch.
Local climate
4 Tombchests in St Michael's Churchyard South of South Porch to Col Hockley and to Mrs Hockley Further South to William Knight 1762 Griffin Grouch 1818 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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