Four Monuments in the Churchyard Between 3 and 8 Metres South of Porch of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Monuments.
Four Monuments in the Churchyard Between 3 and 8 Metres South of Porch of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- solitary-flue-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 832 647
- Coordinates
- 51.38173, -2.24198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of four chest tombs located in the churchyard, positioned between 3 and 8 metres south of the porch of the Church of St James in South Wraxall. One of the tombs dates from the 17th century, while the other three are from the 18th century.
The 17th-century tomb, situated to the north of the group, features a plain north panel and two south panels adorned with large, high relief-carved lozenges. The end panels also display lozenges and have a cyma-moulded flat top. The tall 18th-century tomb to the south has a moulded plinth, three fielded panels on its sides, scrolled carved corners, and a moulded cornice. The southeast tomb is characterized by two shield-shaped moulded panels and a pulvinated, moulded flat top. The easternmost tomb has two fielded panels, quarter balusters at the corners, and a fluted frieze leading to a flat top. All the tombs have illegible inscriptions, except for the eastern tomb, which bears an inscription for Thomas Tidcombe, who died in 1783.
Local climate
Four Monuments in the Churchyard Between 3 and 8 Metres South of Porch of Church of St James receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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