Margaret Parsons Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas Circa 4 Metres East of Chancel is a Grade II* listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. A 17th century Monument.
Margaret Parsons Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas Circa 4 Metres East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- frozen-glass-torch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- 17th century
- OS grid reference
- SP 235 255
- Coordinates
- 51.92803, -1.65958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Margaret Parsons, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, dates from 1695 and is a chest tomb made of limestone. The sides of the tomb are divided into three panels, each featuring a blind arch with keystones and imposts, and a single six-panel flower in each spandrel. Fluted pilasters with Ionic capitals and raised diamond-shaped decoration flank each panel. The central panel displays thistle decoration, while the flanking panels have foliate decoration. Above, there is beaded moulding with a miniature modillion cornice. The north side mirrors the south side but is badly eroded. There is an incised inscription in italic that is partly legible at both ends. Atop the tomb, there is a carved life-sized female figure dressed in a long gown, with traces of lettering on the pillow.
Local climate
Margaret Parsons Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas Circa 4 Metres East of Chancel receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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