Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Tomb.

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
endless-crypt-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 813 775
Coordinates
51.49675, -2.27071
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb from the later 18th century located about 2 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It is made of ashlar and features two circular plaques on the south side, each with cherub heads in the center of the upper spandrel and books below. The north side also has two circular plaques, which display festooned patera in the upper center and additional patera below. The tomb is adorned with lyre ends that have husk drops, and it has a moulded base and capstone.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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