John Hignell Monument in the Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch to Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1987. Monument.
John Hignell Monument in the Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch to Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- heavy-ember-russet
- 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 118 064
- Coordinates
- 51.75696, -1.83017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Hignell monument is a tall chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 4 meters south of the porch to the Church of St. Mary. It dates from 1746 and is made of limestone. The monument features large side panels with carved borders, which are flanked by fluted pilasters. The end panels are fielded, and it has a cyma moulded base with a plain frieze and a cornice moulded top. The tomb is inscribed to John Hignell, who died in 1746.
Local climate
John Hignell Monument in the Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch to Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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