Chest Tomb Approximately 9 Metres South of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdelene is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. A C18 Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 9 Metres South of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdelene

WRENN ID
hollow-obsidian-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 863 591
Coordinates
52.22352, -0.73694
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the mid-18th century, is located approximately 9 meters south of the southeast angle of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. It is constructed from ironstone and features baluster corners.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 9 Metres South of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdelene sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 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 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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