Chest Tomb Abutting East Wall 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 12 October 1988. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Abutting East Wall of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- silver-floor-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 032 945
- Coordinates
- 52.53923, -0.47934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is made of limestone ashlar and is located against the east wall of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. The north side features a recessed panel that has a partially legible inscription.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Abutting East Wall of Chancel of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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- 2 Chest Tomb Approximately 0.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
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- 4 Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 0.5 Metres South of Chancel
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