Woolway Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James the Great is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Monument.
Woolway Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James the Great
- WRENN ID
- iron-gable-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 699 796
- Coordinates
- 51.5153, -2.43418
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Woolway monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 13 metres north of the nave of the Church of St. James the Great. This 18th-century tomb is made of limestone and features a flat top with a moulded edge and lyre ends. It has inscription panels on all sides, with a central garlanded panel on the south side. The earliest decipherable date on the monument is 1767, although only the surname is legible.
Local climate
Woolway Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James the Great receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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