Scholefeild Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Bury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 2012. Grave slab.

Scholefeild Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
haunted-bronze-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury South MP: Christian Wakeford (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 2012
Type
Grave slab
Address
Scholefeild Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
OS grid reference
SD 810 036
Coordinates
53.52929, -2.28672
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Scholefield grave slab, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, is a rectangular slab made of sandstone. It features incised carvings, including a border, with a triangle motif at the center of the head and scroll and diamond motifs at the foot. The main inscription, in widely spaced lettering, reads: "HERE RESTETH THE BO/DIES OF JAMES SCHOLE/FIELD OF PRESTWICH WHO/DYED APRIL THE 11 1670/AND OF THOMAS/SCHOLES WHO DYED MARCH/THE 14 1672." Below this, there is a later inscription, added after the grave was reused, which states: "Alfo Thomas Crompton/of Pilkington Buried/June 17th 1717 Aged 87/Alfo Thomas Crompton/of Clifton who departed/this Life June 9th 1789 aged/70 Years."

Local climate

Scholefeild Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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