Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of East Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of East Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- deep-railing-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 601 469
- Coordinates
- 52.11775, -1.12264
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located approximately 8 meters south of the east corner of the south porch of the Church of St. Mary. It is made of ironstone and features panelled sides with angle balusters. There is a fragmentary inscription on the north side, but it does not include a name or date. The tomb is included for its group value within the church setting.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of East Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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