Four Monuments in Churchyard to South West of Porch of Church of St Peter and Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Monuments.
Four Monuments in Churchyard to South West of Porch of Church of St Peter and Paul
- WRENN ID
- stranded-latch-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- Address
- Four Monuments in Churchyard to South West of Porch of Church of St Peter and Paul, Top Street, Great Somerford
- OS grid reference
- ST 964 830
- Coordinates
- 51.5467, -2.05288
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are four chest tombs located in the churchyard to the southwest of the porch of the Church of St Peter and Paul, dating from the 18th century and early 19th century, made of ashlar.
Starting from the west, the first is an unidentified monument from the mid-18th century featuring raised fielded plaques, a scroll-decorated center, angle piers, a moulded base, and a cornice. The second and third are two unidentified low monuments from the 18th century, each with moulded capstones and slab sides. The fourth monument, dating around 1800, has lyre ends, a moulded base and cornice, and a large oval plaque on the south side flanked by drapery, along with a raised rectangular plaque on the north side that has rebated angles and is also flanked by drapery.
Local climate
Four Monuments in Churchyard to South West of Porch of Church of St Peter and Paul receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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