Cliff Monument in Churchyard, 15 Metres South of Nave, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1986. Monument.
Cliff Monument in Churchyard, 15 Metres South of Nave, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- hollow-courtyard-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 130 576
- Coordinates
- 51.31788, -1.81398
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cliff Monument, located in the churchyard 15 meters south of the nave of the Church of St. James, is a chest tomb from the mid-19th century. It features a hipped top and corner pilasters adorned with tied drapes. The inscription is presented in a bold wreath, commemorating Job Cliff, who died in 1865.
Local climate
Cliff Monument in Churchyard, 15 Metres South of Nave, Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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