Group of Cannings Headstones and 4 Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard, 4 Metres West of West Tower, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1987. Chest tomb, headstone.
Group of Cannings Headstones and 4 Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard, 4 Metres West of West Tower, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- silver-cupola-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb, headstone
- OS grid reference
- SU 189 604
- Coordinates
- 51.34274, -1.72894
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of Cannings headstones and four unidentified monuments is located in the churchyard, four meters west of the west tower of the Church of St. Peter in Milton Lilbourne. This group consists of four chest tombs and one headstone, all dating from the 18th century and made of limestone.
From north to south, the first chest tomb features a moulded table and base, with fielded panels and carved foliage on the sides and ends, though the inscription is not legible. The second chest tomb is similar to the first. The third chest tomb also resembles the previous ones, with panelled ends that include scrollwork. The fourth chest tomb is similar to the third.
Immediately to the south is a headstone dedicated to Alexander Cannings, who died in 1744, featuring a winged angel in a gable design.
Local climate
Group of Cannings Headstones and 4 Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard, 4 Metres West of West Tower, Church of St Peter receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% 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 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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