Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1988. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- dark-spindle-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 077 910
- Coordinates
- 52.50648, -0.41439
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 5 meters northwest of the tower of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Warmington. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features double bolection moulded pilasters at the corners, along with curved end panels. There are partially legible inscriptions on all panels.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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