Francombe Monument in Churchyard, 37 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Chest tomb.
Francombe Monument in Churchyard, 37 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lost-render-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 097 871
- Coordinates
- 51.58297, -1.86136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Francome monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 37 metres southeast of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, along with recessed corner balusters. It has inscribed panels with reliefs at the ends, commemorating Richard Francome, who died in 1777, and his family.
Local climate
Francombe Monument in Churchyard, 37 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, 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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