Fricker Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Edith is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1986. Monument.
Fricker Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Edith
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 028 315
- Coordinates
- 51.08353, -1.96015
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fricker monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 3 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Edith. It dates from the early 17th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features plain inscription panels and a heavy chamfered top. On the south side, there is good incised lettering commemorating Walter Fricker, who died in 1625, and his wife Jane, who died in 1634.
Local climate
Fricker Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Edith receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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