R Parker Monument in Churchyard About 16 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Monument.
R Parker Monument in Churchyard About 16 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- south-ledge-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 817 750
- Coordinates
- 51.47399, -2.26349
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The R. Parker monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 16 meters south of the southeast angle of the tower of the Church of St. James. This mid-18th century tomb is made of ashlar stone and features two rectangular plaques on each side, which are flanked by fielded piers. It has a moulded base and a cornice that breaks forward at the piers. The inscriptions on the tomb commemorate R. Parker, who died in 1778, and E. Parker, who died in 1747.
Local climate
R Parker Monument in Churchyard About 16 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James 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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