Melcock Monument in Churchyard, 9 Metres South of Nave, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1986. Monument.
Melcock Monument in Churchyard, 9 Metres South of Nave, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- stony-spindle-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 130 576
- Coordinates
- 51.31793, -1.81393
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Melcock monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 9 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. James in North Newnton. It features a moulded table and base, with raised paired side panels positioned between reeded end pilasters. The panels are separated by a draped urn. This monument commemorates John Melcock, along with his wife and son, and he died in 1826.
Local climate
Melcock Monument in Churchyard, 9 Metres South of Nave, Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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