Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
young-pewter-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 588 724
Coordinates
52.34737, -1.13745
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located approximately 2 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Margaret, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of ironstone and features moulded pilasters at the corners and in the center on both sides. There is a fragmentary inscription on the west end.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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