Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Guthlac is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1988. A C18 Monument.
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Guthlac
- WRENN ID
- sombre-tallow-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 780 394
- Coordinates
- 52.04783, -0.86334
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 5 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Guthlac, dates from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. It is made of limestone and features reeded corners. The tomb is dedicated to members of the Smith family.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Guthlac 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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