Head Memorial in the Churchyard, About One Metre from the South Side of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. Memorial.
Head Memorial in the Churchyard, About One Metre from the South Side of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- last-niche-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Head Memorial in the Churchyard, About One Metre from the South Side of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary, Tunnel Hill, Alderbury
- OS grid reference
- SU 182 269
- Coordinates
- 51.04134, -1.74109
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The head memorial in the churchyard, located about one metre from the south side of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb dating from the early 19th century. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a plinth with two grooved flush panels on each of the main sides and ends. The corners are adorned with pilasters, and it has a corniced flat top. The memorial commemorates Sarah Head, who died in 1806.
Local climate
Head Memorial in the Churchyard, About One Metre from the South Side of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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