Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 7 Metres South East of Tower to Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1987. Monument.
Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 7 Metres South East of Tower to Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- drifting-moulding-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 143 051
- Coordinates
- 51.74472, -1.79343
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of three chest tombs is located in the churchyard approximately 7 metres southeast of the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist. These tombs date from the late 18th century and early 19th century and are made of limestone. The group includes two tombs with fluted pilasters, one of which has a plain top inscribed to Richard -----, who died ----. The other has a coped top inscribed to John Brassington, who died in 1786, and Giles Smith, who died in 1803. The third chest tomb features plain recessed side panels and is inscribed to Mary Miller, who died in 1797.
Local climate
Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 7 Metres South East of Tower to Church of St John the Baptist 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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