Chest Tomb Approximately Six Metres South of Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately Six Metres South of Tower of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- fallow-granite-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 200 084
- Coordinates
- 54.47085, -1.69138
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately six metres south of the tower of the Church of St James, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of ashlar sandstone and features a chamfered top that lacks an inscription but has an indented circle with a raised armorial shield. The ends of the chest are fluted, although this detail is now badly worn.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately Six Metres South of Tower of Church of St James receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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