Raynor Railed Enclosure in the Churchyard About 20 Metes South East of Chancel 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. Railed enclosure.

Raynor Railed Enclosure in the Churchyard About 20 Metes South East of Chancel of Church of St James

WRENN ID
low-brass-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1988
Type
Railed enclosure
Address
Raynor Railed Enclosure in the Churchyard About 20 Metes South East of Chancel of Church of St James, Upper Wraxall, South Wraxall
OS grid reference
ST 832 647
Coordinates
51.38168, -2.24152
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Raynor railed enclosure, located in the churchyard about 20 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St James, is a Grade II listed structure. It features a railed enclosure that contains a chest tomb dedicated to Samuel Raynor, who died in 1805. The chest tomb is made of limestone and includes a large oval panel, chamfered fluted corners, fluted coving, a cornice, and a flat top. The enclosure is surrounded by spearhead cast-iron railings that are set on stone dwarf walls.

Local climate

Raynor Railed Enclosure in the Churchyard About 20 Metes South East of Chancel 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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