Matthews and Hill Monuments in Churchyard South West of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Monuments.

Matthews and Hill Monuments in Churchyard South West of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
woven-tower-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 November 1987
Type
Monuments
Address
Matthews and Hill Monuments in Churchyard South West of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist, the Street, Little Somerford
OS grid reference
ST 967 843
Coordinates
51.55813, -2.0487
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Matthews and Hill monuments are two chest tombs located in the churchyard southwest of the porch of the Church of St John the Baptist in Little Somerford. The tombs date from the late 18th century and early 19th century and are made of ashlar.

The first monument, the Matthews monument, is from the late 18th century and features a moulded base and capstone, with baluster angles and a finely lettered inscription on the south side commemorating William Matthews, who died in 1790.

The second monument, the Hill monument, dates from the earlier 19th century and also has baluster angles, a moulded capstone, and a ridged top. It includes framed plaques on each side, with an inscription on the north side for Margaret Hill, who died in 1826, and on the south side for Charles-Brown Hill, who died in 1851.

Local climate

Matthews and Hill Monuments in Churchyard South West of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist 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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