Six Monuments in the Churchyard Between 8 and 14 Metres South of Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Monument.
Six Monuments in the Churchyard Between 8 and 14 Metres South of Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- tired-rood-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 917 579
- Coordinates
- 51.32072, -2.11955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are six chest tombs located in the churchyard, between 8 and 14 metres south of the Church of St Leonard. These tombs date from the 18th century and early 19th century and are made of limestone. The westernmost tomb is dedicated to Alice Porter, who died in 1828. It features raised panels, scrolled decoration, and a heavy top adorned with pediments and acroteria. Next to it, there is a pair of similar tombs for the Watts and Bartlett families, which have reeded quarter shafts at the corners, grooved panels, and fluted friezes, topped with shallow weathered surfaces.
To the south, there is a tomb for the Burridge family, dated 1788. This tomb has three fielded panels on the south side, an oval panel on the north, quarter balusters, a fluted frieze, and a flat top. Two tombs are located to the northeast for the Watts and Bartlett families. One is for John Watts, who died in 1800, featuring two panels, floral carvings, quarter balusters, and a fluted frieze with a weathered top. The other is for James Bartlett, who died in 1822, which also has two panels, a low-relief carved urn, and a fluted frieze.
Local climate
Six Monuments in the Churchyard Between 8 and 14 Metres South of Church of St Leonard receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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