Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1986. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- noble-ledge-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 820 413
- Coordinates
- 51.17143, -2.25785
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located about 13 metres south of the Church of St. John the Baptist in the churchyard. It is made of limestone and features lias panels. The tomb has a plinth and oval lias panels on the main sides, with floral carvings in the spandrels. It also includes fielded pilasters supporting an entablature and has a flat moulded top. The inscription on the tomb is illegible.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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