Walton Tomb and Railed Enclosure to South of St Michael's Church Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1984. Tomb.
Walton Tomb and Railed Enclosure to South of St Michael's Church Chancel
- WRENN ID
- fallen-obsidian-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Walton Tomb and Railed Enclosure to South of St Michael's Church Chancel, Brough
- OS grid reference
- NY 793 139
- Coordinates
- 54.52013, -2.32075
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Walton tomb and railed enclosure, located to the south of the chancel of St Michael's Church, is a Grade II listed structure. The tomb features inscriptions on its hipped top commemorating members of the Walton family, with dates of 1807 and 1862. It is made of sandstone and has elaborately carved panels on each side, positioned between pilasters that are decorated with classical urns in low relief. The north side depicts Christ with an angel, while the south side shows a body on a bed surrounded by mourners with death in attendance. The square railed enclosure has diagonally-set pointed standards topped with urn finials on the corner posts.
Local climate
Walton Tomb and Railed Enclosure to South of St Michael's Church Chancel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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