Sloper Maonument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South West of South Aisle of Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.
Sloper Maonument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South West of South Aisle of Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- pale-corner-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 943 608
- Coordinates
- 51.34708, -2.08193
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sloper monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 18 metres south-west of the south aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from the early 19th century and features slab sides with baluster angles, a fluted frieze, and a moulded cornice. There is a low relief panel between two plaques on the south side. The north side has an oval plaque with plant sprays on each side, and the east end bears an inscription to Sarah Sloper, who died in 1846.
Local climate
Sloper Maonument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South West of South Aisle of Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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