Sheppard Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Tomb.
Sheppard Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- stony-alcove-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 096 871
- Coordinates
- 51.58319, -1.86156
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sheppard monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 7 metres south of the south transept wall of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, with recessed corner balusters. The inscription is presented in a pair of incised ovals, commemorating Samuel Sheppard, who died in 1756, along with his family. To the east of the monument, there are five notable headstones from the mid-18th century to mid-19th century.
Local climate
Sheppard Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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