Young Tomb in the Churchyard About 18 Metres South of West End of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Tomb.
Young Tomb in the Churchyard About 18 Metres South of West End of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- fading-attic-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 861 735
- Coordinates
- 51.46054, -2.20031
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Young tomb is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 18 meters south of the west end of the Church of St. Nicholas. It dates from around 1800 and is constructed from ashlar with square inscription panels made of pennant stone and fluted angle strips. The tomb features a moulded base and cornice, and has a square plan with tall proportions. The earliest date inscribed on the tomb is 1801.
Local climate
Young Tomb in the Churchyard About 18 Metres South of West End of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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