Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres North of East Corner of North Porch of Church of St Mary 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 6 Metres North of East Corner of North Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- woven-rubble-willow
- 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 574 490
- Coordinates
- 52.13693, -1.16266
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is made of limestone and is located approximately 6 meters north of the east corner of the north porch of the Church of St. Mary in Moreton Pinkney. The sides of the tomb are each carved with a cartouche that is framed by draperies and palm fronds. On the east end, there is a shield-shaped plaque featuring cherub heads and a skull, while a similar plaque on the west end is badly weathered. The top of the tomb has moulded edges and features a wide crack running from north to south. There is no inscription or date present.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres North of East Corner of North Porch of Church of St Mary 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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