James Orsborn Monument Circa 8 Metres East of North East Corner of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. A 19th century Monument.
James Orsborn Monument Circa 8 Metres East of North East Corner of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- grey-ember-crimson
- 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
- 19th century
- OS grid reference
- SP 245 225
- Coordinates
- 51.90113, -1.64509
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The James Orsborn monument is a chest tomb located approximately 8 metres east of the northeast corner of the chancel in the churchyard of the Church of St. Leonard. It commemorates James Orsborn, who died in 1812. The tomb is made of limestone and features a flat limestone top, which once had an iron railing surrounding it. The base includes a plinth with moulded capping and quarter balusters at each corner. The ends of the tomb have fielded panels, and there are inscriptions on the sides, topped with a moulded capping stone.
Local climate
James Orsborn Monument Circa 8 Metres East of North East Corner of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St Leonard receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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