Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North East Corner of Chancel at 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. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North East Corner of Chancel at Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
kindled-pedestal-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SP 588 725
Coordinates
52.34752, -1.13754
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located approximately 4 meters north of the northeast corner of the chancel at the Church of St. Margaret, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of ironstone and features a plain design. At the time of the survey, it was partly covered by ivy, and there are no remaining inscriptions.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North East Corner of Chancel at 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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