Moore Monument in the Churchyard, About 10 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Moore Monument in the Churchyard, About 10 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Margaret of Antioch
- WRENN ID
- rusted-storey-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 969 328
- Coordinates
- 51.09457, -2.04427
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Moore monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 10 meters north of the nave of the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a plinth and two plain panels on the main sides, with fielded central and corner pilasters, and a moulded flat top. It commemorates John Moore, who died in 1768, and his wife Mary, who died in 1766.
Local climate
Moore Monument in the Churchyard, About 10 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Margaret of Antioch receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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, fewer than 51% 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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