Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 May 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- waning-plinth-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 May 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 885 739
- Coordinates
- 52.35632, -0.70183
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located approximately 8 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Peter in Isham, on the north side of Middle Street. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a chamfered slab on top. The tomb is included in the listing for its group value with the nearby church.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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