Wrightson Monument in Churchyard, 42 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Monument.
Wrightson Monument in Churchyard, 42 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- floating-lancet-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 097 871
- Coordinates
- 51.58292, -1.86113
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wrightson monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 42 metres southeast of the southeast corner of the south chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features raised corner pilasters, a hipped table with corner acroteriae, and a moulded base. It commemorates Samuel Wrightson, who died in 1820.
Local climate
Wrightson Monument in Churchyard, 42 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chancel, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower 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, 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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