Old Churchyard, Three Chest Tombs to North of Path is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1994. Tomb.
Old Churchyard, Three Chest Tombs to North of Path
- WRENN ID
- little-shingle-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 November 1994
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Old Churchyard, Three Chest Tombs to North of Path, Church Street, Buckingham
- OS grid reference
- SP 693 336
- Coordinates
- 51.9967, -0.99103
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The three chest tombs located to the north of the path in the Old Churchyard date from the early 19th century and are made of ironstone with balustered corners. They commemorate various members of the Baxter family, with the easternmost tomb dedicated to John Tombs, described as a 'Citizen Livery Man and Poulterer of the City of London', who died in 1812. The westernmost tomb honors Alexander Norton, who passed away in 1819, along with other members of the Norton family. This tomb features paired inscription panels on its sides.
Local climate
Old Churchyard, Three Chest Tombs to North of Path 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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