Two Monuments in Railed Enclosures in the Churchyard About 5 Metres East of the Chapman Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1987. Monuments.
Two Monuments in Railed Enclosures in the Churchyard About 5 Metres East of the Chapman Cross
- WRENN ID
- over-shingle-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 November 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 927 533
- Coordinates
- 51.27902, -2.10602
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two monuments in railed enclosures are located in the churchyard about 5 meters east of the Chapman Cross in Edington. These monuments date from the mid to late 19th century. The southern enclosure features cast-iron spearhead railings with urn finials and a limestone chest tomb that has an oval fielded panel, carved drapery, and quarter balusters. It bears an inscription for Augustus Squire, who died in 1861. The northern enclosure contains cast-iron railings with dog bars and bold spearheads, along with a large blue lias chest tomb that has cusped panels, a weathered top, and an inscription for William Price, who died in 1879.
Local climate
Two Monuments in Railed Enclosures in the Churchyard About 5 Metres East of the Chapman Cross receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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