Headstone of Wf Cooper Approximately 40 Metres South of Abbey Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1976. Headstone.
Headstone of Wf Cooper Approximately 40 Metres South of Abbey Church
- WRENN ID
- turning-facade-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1976
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 932 872
- Coordinates
- 51.58426, -2.09839
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dated 1861, located approximately 40 metres south of the Abbey Church in Malmesbury. It is inscribed to W F Cooper, a solicitor, with the following text: "FAREWELL VAIN WORLD I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF THEE/ AND NOW AM CARELESS WHAT THOU SAY'ST OF ME/ THY SMILES I CRAVE NOT, NOR THY FROWNS I FEAR/ MY CARES ARE PAST, MY HEAD RESTS QUIET HERE/ WHAT FAULTS YOU FOUND IN ME TAKE CARE TO SHUN/ AND LOOK AT HOME, ENOUGH THERE'S TO BE DONE."
Local climate
Headstone of Wf Cooper Approximately 40 Metres South of Abbey Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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- 1 Cooper Headstone About 7 Metres South East of South Porch of the Church of St John the Baptist
- 2 Group of 6 Gravestones Circa 3-5 Metres South of South East Corner of Nave of Church of St Thomas
- 3 Cooper Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter, on East Side of Walkway
- 4 Headstone to William Tresidder at Approx 4m North of Tower of Church of Saint Piran
- 5 Cooper tomb 5 metres south east of south porch of Church of St. Andrew.
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