Cuss Monument, in Churchyard, 18 Metres North of North West Corner of Church of St Sampson is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. A C19 Monument.
Cuss Monument, in Churchyard, 18 Metres North of North West Corner of Church of St Sampson
- WRENN ID
- patient-turret-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 099 935
- Coordinates
- 51.64085, -1.85811
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cuss monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 18 meters north of the north-west corner of the Church of St. Sampson. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded base, sides with end pilasters and a frieze, and a hipped table. Inscriptions are present on fielded panels, commemorating Nevill Cuss, who died in 1834, along with family members up to 1962. The railings that once surrounded the monument have been removed.
Local climate
Cuss Monument, in Churchyard, 18 Metres North of North West Corner of Church of St Sampson 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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