Chedworth Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1986. Chest tomb.
Chedworth Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- broken-alcove-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 080 354
- Coordinates
- 51.11856, -1.88663
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chedworth monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 13 meters south of the tower of the Church of St Giles. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a wide plinth with marble inscription panels that are flanked by rosettes with stylised leaf decoration on either side. It has fluted corner pilasters, and each end panel is adorned with a rosette and swag. The monument commemorates Dorothy Lady Chedworth, daughter of Henry Thynne, who died in 1777.
Local climate
Chedworth Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Giles receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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