Morris Monument Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1996. Monument.
Morris Monument Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- scarred-porch-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1996
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 435 817
- Coordinates
- 52.43051, -2.83095
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morris Monument, located approximately 20 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist, is an early 19th-century monument. It features ornate design elements with classical motifs and is topped by an urn. The monument stands on a stone plinth and has weathered inscriptions that commemorate the Morris family.
Local climate
Morris Monument Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- 4 Morris Memorial Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Church of St Peter
- 5 John Smith Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel to Church of St John the Baptist
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