Oldland Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Oswald is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. Chest tomb.
Oldland Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Oswald
- WRENN ID
- drifting-rood-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 654 932
- Coordinates
- 51.63727, -2.49998
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Oldland monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. Oswald. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone, featuring a sandstone inscription panel on the north side and limestone on the south. The tomb has a flat top, plain quarter balusters, and a plinth. The south side displays elaborate 18th-century lettering, while the north side features 19th-century admonitory verses. It commemorates Daniel Oldland, who died in 1787, along with other family members.
Local climate
Oldland Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Oswald receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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