Monument, in the Churchyard and 10 Metres North of the Chancel of Church of St James the Less is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. A Post-medieval Monument.
Monument, in the Churchyard and 10 Metres North of the Chancel of Church of St James the Less
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-lime-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Post-medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 680 834
- Coordinates
- 51.54921, -2.46183
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 10 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St. James the Less. It dates from the late 17th century to the early 18th century and is made of freestone. The tomb features a thick, moulded slab with plain corner and central pilasters, as well as plain panels that once had an inscription, which is no longer legible. It has a chamfered base.
Local climate
Monument, in the Churchyard and 10 Metres North of the Chancel of Church of St James the Less receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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