Monument to Morris Family in the Churchyard, 5 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1986. Tomb.
Monument to Morris Family in the Churchyard, 5 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- long-arch-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 917 892
- Coordinates
- 51.60233, -2.12067
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to the Morris family is a late 18th-century pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, 5 meters north of the north aisle of the Church of St. John Baptist. It is made of limestone and features a triple-graded coved cap with angle balusters. The north and south sides have inscription panels that are adorned with shallow relief fans at each corner, although the lettering has eroded over time. The south face has also suffered from wind erosion.
Local climate
Monument to Morris Family in the Churchyard, 5 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of St John Baptist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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