Three Monuments in Churchyard to North East of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 1988. Monument.

Three Monuments in Churchyard to North East of Chancel of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
stranded-soffit-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 February 1988
Type
Monument
Address
Three Monuments in Churchyard to North East of Chancel of Church of St Michael, Kington St. Michael
OS grid reference
ST 904 772
Coordinates
51.49375, -2.13958
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Three chest tombs from the 18th century are located in the churchyard to the northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Michael.

The first tomb, known as the Mortimer tomb, is situated about 5 meters northeast of the chancel. It dates from the later part of the 18th century and features slim baluster angles, a moulded cap stone, and a rectangular plaque on the north side with an inscription dedicated to John Mortimer.

The second tomb is approximately 13 meters northeast of the chancel and is an unidentified monument from the early 18th century. It has a moulded cap stone, a guilloche-ornamented center, and angle piers with plaques that display low relief depressed-arched heads, keystones, and imposts.

The third tomb, also unidentified, is located about 17 meters northeast of the chancel and dates from the mid-18th century. It is notable for its unusual height and features a moulded cornice, a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over a raised plaque on the south side framed in a rococo style. It also has fielded strips flanking the sides, baluster angles, a large fielded plaque on the north side, and fielded end plaques.

Local climate

Three Monuments in Churchyard to North East of Chancel of Church of St Michael receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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