Pair of Unidentified Tombs in Churchyard Circa 8 Metres North West of Deacon Tomb, North West of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Tomb.

Pair of Unidentified Tombs in Churchyard Circa 8 Metres North West of Deacon Tomb, North West of Church of St John

WRENN ID
quiet-bailey-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 821 711
Coordinates
51.43925, -2.25853
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of chest tombs located in the churchyard approximately 8 metres north-west of the Deacon tomb and north-east of the Church of St. John. They date from around 1820 to 1830 and are constructed of ashlar stone. Each tomb features two-panel sides, plain capstones, and ridged topstones with unmoulded antefixae.

Local climate

Pair of Unidentified Tombs in Churchyard Circa 8 Metres North West of Deacon Tomb, North West of Church of St John 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 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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