Chest Tomb Approximately 5 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 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- first-gravel-river
- 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
- 52.34732, -1.13741
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the early 19th century, is located approximately 5 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Margaret. It is made of Portland stone and features fluted angle pilasters and panelled sides made of ironstone. The tomb commemorates John Whitmell, who died in 1822, and his wife Sarah.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 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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