Aust Tomb in Churchyard Circa 3 Metres North of Tower of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. A Early C19 Tomb.
Aust Tomb in Churchyard Circa 3 Metres North of Tower of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- winding-entrance-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 820 711
- Coordinates
- 51.43901, -2.25922
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Aust tomb, located in the churchyard approximately 3 metres north of the tower of the Church of St. John, is an early 19th-century chest tomb made of pennant stone. It features single slab sides divided into two panels, with a relief-carved urn positioned between the panels. The tomb has lyre ends adorned with fruit and foliage drops. The earliest date that can be read on the tomb is 1808.
Local climate
Aust Tomb in Churchyard Circa 3 Metres North of Tower of Church of St John receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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- Low Railing to Walmesley Vault in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St John
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