William Thompson monument, about 15m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Monument. 1 related planning application.
William Thompson monument, about 15m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church
- WRENN ID
- slow-railing-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- William Thompson monument, about 15m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church, Milton Street, GL7 4BN
- OS grid reference
- SP 149 009
- Coordinates
- 51.7072, -1.78538
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Thompson monument is a raised ledger slab located approximately 15 metres north of the main entrance within the grounds of Fairford United Church. The monument features a limestone slab top with edge moulding and sides resting on a chamfered plinth. A bronze plaque is inscribed with the name "William Thompson 1779." The slab measures approximately 1,820mm by 900mm and is about 580mm high. It is included on the list for its contribution to the group value of the churchyard.
Local climate
William Thompson monument, about 15m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Edmonds monument, about 8.5m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church
- 2 Monument to William Thomas in the Churchyard About 14 Metres South of the Chancel South Wall to the Church of St Mary
- 3 Thompson Monument 3 Metres South of Church of St Brandon
- 4 Unidentified monument (Edward B------), about 12m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church
- 5 Monument to James Thompson, Dulwich Old Burial Ground
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- John Edmonds monument, about 6.5m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church
- Edmonds monument, about 8.5m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church
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