Monument to Alexander Morley or Moyley in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of the Porch to the Church of St Mary Magdalen is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Monument.
Monument to Alexander Morley or Moyley in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of the Porch to the Church of St Mary Magdalen
- WRENN ID
- leaning-forge-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 567 021
- Coordinates
- 51.71606, -2.62741
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Alexander Morley or Moyley is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 13 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Mary Magdalen. It dates from the late 17th century and is made of sandstone. At the time of the survey in November 1983, the tomb was considerably overgrown with ivy and partially sunken. The tomb features a thick flat top with a chamfered edge and thin quarter balusters. There is an inscription to Alexander Morley or Moyley, dated 177... The monument is situated in a depression in the churchyard and stands isolated from the other chest tombs.
Local climate
Monument to Alexander Morley or Moyley in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of the Porch to the Church of St Mary Magdalen receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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