Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 8 Metres South of West Tower, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Tomb.

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 8 Metres South of West Tower, Church of St James

WRENN ID
blind-pillar-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 April 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SU 099 699
Coordinates
51.4285, -1.85809
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard, 8 meters south of the west tower of the Church of St James. It is made of limestone and features a cyma table and a moulded base. The tomb has raised side shields positioned between decorated pilasters. Unfortunately, the inscription on the table is not legible.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 8 Metres South of West Tower, Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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