Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rough-threshold-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 957 665
- Coordinates
- 52.28863, -0.59705
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 16th century, is located approximately 1 metre east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and features five panels adorned with quatrefoil circles, with similar panels on the ends. There is a partially legible inscription around the top that commemorates the Pecke family.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Mary sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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