Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximatley 4 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. Monument.
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximatley 4 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- carved-turret-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 980 542
- Coordinates
- 51.28782, -2.02928
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-18th century chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter, approximately 4 meters south of the tower. It is made of limestone and features a corniced table, panelled pilasters with a pulvinated frieze, and raised shields and lozenges on the end panels. The inscriptions on the tomb have eroded over time.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximatley 4 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Peter receives an average of 840 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 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 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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