Five Monuments and Parsons Headstone in Churchyard, 6 to 17 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. A Georgian Tomb.

Five Monuments and Parsons Headstone in Churchyard, 6 to 17 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
small-buttress-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Type
Tomb
Period
Georgian
OS grid reference
SU 105 763
Coordinates
51.48562, -1.8497
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Five monuments and a headstone are located in the churchyard, 6 to 17 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Peter. This group consists of five chest tombs from the 18th century, made of limestone, arranged in a line.

From north to south, the tombs are as follows: a. The first features a cyma table and a moulded base with recessed corner balusters, dedicated to John Cleeter and his wife Rebecca, who both died in 1769. b. The second has a cyma table and a chamfered base, with an inscribed table that is now illegible. c. The third is a low tomb with a cyma table and chamfered base, commemorating Ambrose Sanders, who died in 1753. d. The fourth has a cavetto table and recessed corner balusters, honoring John King, who died in 1820. e. The fifth features a moulded table with a reeded fascia and recessed corner balusters, dedicated to Robert Parsons, who died in 1798. f. Lastly, there is a headstone with a double arched top, marking the graves of Thomas and John Parsons, who died in 1781 and 1748, respectively.

Local climate

Five Monuments and Parsons Headstone in Churchyard, 6 to 17 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Peter receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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