Two Coffin Tombs 3 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. Coffin tombs.
Two Coffin Tombs 3 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- brooding-parapet-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1987
- Type
- Coffin tombs
- OS grid reference
- SU 204 393
- Coordinates
- 51.15332, -1.70959
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two coffin tombs located 3 meters southwest of the tower at the Church of St John. These tombs date from the 18th century and are made of limestone. They feature a ridged back with a chamfered back at the higher end. The northern tomb has an illegible inscription, while the southern tomb is dated 1728.
Local climate
Two Coffin Tombs 3 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St John receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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