J Heritage Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres West of West Tower of Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Tomb.
J Heritage Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres West of West Tower of Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- worn-copper-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 943 609
- Coordinates
- 51.34727, -2.08206
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pedestal tomb dating from around 1840, located in the churchyard about 15 meters west of the west tower of the Church of the Holy Cross. It is made of ashlar stone and features plain sides, a moulded cornice, and a stepped top. The tomb bears an inscription dedicated to James Heritage, who was mortally wounded by a stab in the neck at Sandfield Gate in this parish on January 9, 1840.
Local climate
J Heritage Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres West of West Tower of Church of the Holy Cross 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 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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