Memorial to Thomas Parker 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2000. Memorial.
Memorial to Thomas Parker 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- grey-chamber-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 2000
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 453 894
- Coordinates
- 52.50003, -2.80607
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pedestal tomb located 4 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Margaret, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of ashlar and features a plain stepped shallow pyramid lid, a moulded cornice, and inscribed panels with an incised border. The tomb also has a moulded plinth. It commemorates Thomas Parker, who died in 1820, and his wife Mary, who died in 1883.
Local climate
Memorial to Thomas Parker 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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