Morris Memorial Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. A C18 Monument.
Morris Memorial Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- dim-tin-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 690 114
- Coordinates
- 51.80127, -2.45068
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morris Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 10 meters west of the south-west corner of the Church of St Peter in Newnham. It dates from the 18th century, with the earliest decipherable date being 1818. The tomb is made of limestone and features a fluted frieze. It is situated 2.5 meters south-east from the Morgan memorial.
Local climate
Morris Memorial Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Church of St Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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