Group of 6 Monuments in the Churcy Yard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 1 to 2 Metres South of the South Transept is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Monuments.
Group of 6 Monuments in the Churcy Yard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 1 to 2 Metres South of the South Transept
- WRENN ID
- weathered-paling-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SP 195 171
- Coordinates
- 51.85252, -1.71799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group of six monuments is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, approximately 1 to 2 metres south of the south transept. The group includes two chest tombs and three early stone coffin lids and a headstone, all made of limestone.
One unidentified chest tomb is situated on the eastern edge of the group and dates from the mid-18th century, featuring quarter balusters at the corners and thick capping with a moulded margin. To the north, there are three early limestone coffin lids, which are believed to be the coffins of crusaders and may have originally been inside the church. The left-hand coffin lid is complete, while the other two are broken off at the bottom. Each of these lids has a simple raised cross on the upper surface.
To the west of the coffin lids is another unidentified low set chest tomb, also made of limestone, with stone-built construction and thick capping with a moulded margin. Additionally, there is a single headstone dedicated to Elizabeth Gill from the late 18th century, which features a winged angel's head at the top and cartouche-like foliate scrollwork surrounding it.
Local climate
Group of 6 Monuments in the Churcy Yard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 1 to 2 Metres South of the South Transept receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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