Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 3 Metres West of Tower, Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monument.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 3 Metres West of Tower, Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- buried-facade-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 958 889
- Coordinates
- 51.5994, -2.06077
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 3 metres west of the tower of the Church of St John Baptist. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features angle pilasters and raised and fielded panels on its sides and ends, although the lettering has eroded over time. The top of the tomb has a cyma recta moulded slab.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 3 Metres West of Tower, Church of St John Baptist 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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