Old Churchyard, Thomas Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres North of Southern Boundary Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1994. Chest tomb.
Old Churchyard, Thomas Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres North of Southern Boundary Wall
- WRENN ID
- second-fireplace-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 November 1994
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 693 335
- Coordinates
- 51.9963, -0.991
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the Old Churchyard, dating from the early 19th century. Made of ironstone, the tomb is square in shape with balustered corners and originally featured an urn, which is now missing. It rests on a panelled tapered plinth and a double-stepped base. The tomb commemorates Benjamin Thomas, who died in 1792 and served as Rector of Foscott for three years, along with other members of his family. It is situated approximately 2 meters north of the southern boundary wall of the Old Churchyard.
Local climate
Old Churchyard, Thomas Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres North of Southern Boundary Wall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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