Norton Monument in the Churchyard, 2.5 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. A Georgian Monument.
Norton Monument in the Churchyard, 2.5 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- waiting-plinth-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SU 009 911
- Coordinates
- 51.61926, -1.9877
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Norton monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 2.5 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Leonard. It dates from 1795 and is made of limestone. The tomb features angle balusters and a central floral drop on each side, creating two panels. The north side is inscribed with Roman and italic lettering for Elizabeth and Anthony Norton. Additionally, there are paterae and a reed frieze, along with a cyma recta moulded slab.
Local climate
Norton Monument in the Churchyard, 2.5 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Leonard receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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