Witcombe Monument, in the Churchyard and 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.
Witcombe Monument, in the Churchyard and 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- heavy-wicket-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 668 883
- Coordinates
- 51.59308, -2.4799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Witcombe monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 7 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St. James. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of freestone. The tomb features a moulded, hipped slab with corner balusters, plain sides and ends that include inscriptions, and a heavy moulded base with a plinth. It commemorates Nathaniel Witcombe, who died in 1796.
Local climate
Witcombe Monument, in the Churchyard and 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St James 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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