Davies Memorial Approximately 1.2 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1988. A Early C19 Tomb.

Davies Memorial Approximately 1.2 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
waning-rood-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1988
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SJ 381 308
Coordinates
52.87139, -2.92085
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Davies memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 1.2 meters north of the nave of the Church of St. Mary in Hordley. It dates from around 1817 and is made of sandstone, which slightly tapers at the ends. The tomb features a moulded capping and plinth that is supported on ball feet. The top ledger is slightly chamfered and has a double-chamfered projection. There are plain moulded inscription panels on the north side, which commemorate Richard Davies of Wycherley, who died in 1817, and his wife, Jane, who died in 1818. The west side of the tomb commemorates their son, Richard, who died in 1821. The memorial formerly stood within a railed enclosure, of which the stone base still survives.

Local climate

Davies Memorial Approximately 1.2 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary 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 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 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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