Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- peeling-beam-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 783 664
- Coordinates
- 52.29036, -0.85217
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 8 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, is likely from the late 18th century. It is made of limestone ashlar and features panelled sides. The tomb has an inscription in the panels that is now partially illegible, commemorating members of the Marsh family from 1658 to 1780. It occupies a prominent position in the churchyard.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul 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 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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