Sloper Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. Monument.
Sloper Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- drifting-railing-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 014 541
- Coordinates
- 51.28631, -1.981
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sloper monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, approximately 6 metres south of the chancel. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a corniced table and a moulded base, with panelled ends and centre pilasters that have rosettes separating raised shields. It commemorates William Sloper, although the date of his death is not legible, along with his family, including his wife who died in 1797.
Local climate
Sloper Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 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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