Baily Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Monument.
Baily Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- buried-chapel-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 826 567
- Coordinates
- 51.30989, -2.25078
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baily monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 2 metres north of the nave of the Church of St Mary in Wingfield. It commemorates Thomas Baily, who died in 1792. The monument is made of limestone and features two fielded panels on the main sides, a fluted centre pilaster, quarter balusters, and a moulded cornice that supports a flat top.
Local climate
Baily Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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