Unidentified Tomb in the Churchyard, at South West Angle of Churchyard of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Tomb.
Unidentified Tomb in the Churchyard, at South West Angle of Churchyard of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- hidden-spandrel-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Unidentified Tomb in the Churchyard, at South West Angle of Churchyard of St Nicholas, Church Street, Biddestone & Slaughterford
- OS grid reference
- ST 861 735
- Coordinates
- 51.4605, -2.2003
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard at the southwest angle of St. Nicholas Church, dating from the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features two raised rectangular plaques on its sides, which are framed by moulded baluster sections. There is a carved drop in the center on each side, and the tomb has single panel ends. It is finished with a moulded base and cornice.
Local climate
Unidentified Tomb in the Churchyard, at South West Angle of Churchyard 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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