Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Tomb.
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- gilded-doorway-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 099 699
- Coordinates
- 51.42851, -1.85786
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard, 4 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St James. It is made of limestone and features a corniced table and a moulded base. The tomb has carved pilasters that separate raised shields, although the inscriptions are no longer visible.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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