Shaul Memorial in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1985. Memorial.

Shaul Memorial in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
distant-chalk-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1985
Type
Memorial
OS grid reference
ST 902 637
Coordinates
51.3727, -2.14086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Shaul memorial is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 6 metres north of the porch of the Church of St. Michael. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a plinth and two moulded round-arched panels on the main sides, which are separated by pilasters with capitals. There are also pilasters at the corners, a cornice, and a hipped top. The earliest date inscribed on the memorial is 1771.

Local climate

Shaul Memorial in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Michael receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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