Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard About 1 Metres West of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. A Georgian Monument.
Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard About 1 Metres West of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- haunted-tin-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- ST 832 647
- Coordinates
- 51.38178, -2.24201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two unidentified chest tombs located in the churchyard about 1 metre west of the porch of the Church of St James. These tombs date from the late 18th century and are made of limestone. The southern tomb features two recessed moulded panels on its south side and a moulded, weathered top, while the north side has one large fielded panel. The northern tomb has two worn beaded panels on both sides and a moulded flat top. Both tombs have inscriptions that are no longer legible.
Local climate
Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard About 1 Metres West of Church of St James receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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