Old Churchyard, Group of 5 Chest Tombs at East Side, to South 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, Group of 5 Chest Tombs at East Side, to South of Path
- WRENN ID
- tall-flue-lichen
- 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, Group of 5 Chest Tombs at East Side, to South of Path, Church Street, Buckingham
- OS grid reference
- SP 693 335
- Coordinates
- 51.99649, -0.99086
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs located at the east side of the Old Churchyard, to the south of the path, dating from the early 19th century. The tombs are made of limestone and ironstone. The northernmost tomb is made of limestone and features panelled pilasters, dedicated to Thomas Hearn, who died in 1808, and was formerly enclosed by railings. The remaining tombs are constructed from ironstone, each with balustered corners and worn inscriptions.
Local climate
Old Churchyard, Group of 5 Chest Tombs at East Side, to South 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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