Ayliffe Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South West of Porch of Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 1988. Monument.
Ayliffe Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South West of Porch of Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 837 840
- Coordinates
- 51.55492, -2.23623
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ayliffe monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 6 meters southwest of the porch of the Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert. It dates from the mid to later 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The south side features a large oval plaque surrounded by decorative foliate scrolls and angle piers with husk drops. On the north side, there are two shield plaques with ornamented centers and angle piers, along with shield end plaques. An inscription on the west side commemorates Rachel Ayliffe, who died in 1830.
Local climate
Ayliffe Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South West of Porch of Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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