Unidentified Monument, About 6 1/2 Metres West of West End in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.

Unidentified Monument, About 6 1/2 Metres West of West End in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SU 161 964
Coordinates
51.66702, -1.76845
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th-century chest tomb located about 6.5 meters west of the west end in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Kempsford. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and capping on its base. The tomb has fielded end panels and recessed side panels with flanking panelled strips. Its large stepped tent top has curved edges. At the time of the survey in March 1985, the tomb was partially overgrown.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument, About 6 1/2 Metres West of West End in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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