Packer Monument, About 2 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. Chest tomb.
Packer Monument, About 2 1/2 Metres West of West End, in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- fallen-zinc-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 161 964
- Coordinates
- 51.66702, -1.76839
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Packer monument is a chest tomb located about 2.5 meters west of the west end in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Kempsford. It commemorates Thomas Packer, who died in 1736. The tomb is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and capping on its base. It has plain recessed panels on the ends and sides, with an additional panelled strip flanking the side panels. The top is a stepped tent shape with straight edges. At the time of the survey in March 1985, the monument was partially overgrown.
Local climate
Packer Monument, About 2 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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- 1 Packer Monument in Churchyard 5 Metres South of South Porch Door. Church of the Holy Cross
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- 3 Bradford Monument, About 7m South East of Wick Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- 4 Pack Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres West of Monument to Sarah Howsen West of Church of St Lawrence
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- Lady Maud's Walk, in Garden of the Vicarage
- Manor Farmhouse
- Manor Farm Barns, Facing Main Entrance and Garden of Manor Farmhouse
- Wharf House
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