Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of Church of St James 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 1 Metre East of South Porch of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- first-fireplace-furze
- 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 557 453
- Coordinates
- 52.10357, -1.18818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is made of ironstone and is located approximately 1 metre east of the south porch of the Church of St. James. The north side features a panelled section on the left with a fragmentary inscription that reads "...(Thom?)mas W. died 1708" and incised letters to the right that say "T.W. 1692." The south side bears an inscription dedicated to Thomas Whitton, who died in 1632.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of Church of St James 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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