Unidentified Tomb in Churchyard Circa 19 Metres South of East End of Memorial Garden East of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Tomb.
Unidentified Tomb in Churchyard Circa 19 Metres South of East End of Memorial Garden East of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- upper-gargoyle-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 821 711
- Coordinates
- 51.4389, -2.25845
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 19 metres south of the east end of the Memorial Garden, east of the Church of St. John. It dates from the mid-18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features an oval plaque, foliate spandrels, and angle piers, along with a moulded cornice. It is partially buried and has suffered erosion over time.
Local climate
Unidentified Tomb in Churchyard Circa 19 Metres South of East End of Memorial Garden East of Church of St John 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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