Parker Monument, in Churchyard, About 7 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.
Parker Monument, in Churchyard, About 7 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert
- WRENN ID
- silver-balcony-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 672 135
- Coordinates
- 51.81971, -2.47696
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parker Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 7.5 meters south of the east end of the nave of the Church of St. Ethelbert. It commemorates Thomas Parker, who died in 1779. The tomb is made of stone and features a flat lid with a moulded edge. The sides and ends have fielded panels, and there are quarter-square balusters at each corner. The inscription on the south side uses a mix of upper and lower case lettering.
Local climate
Parker Monument, in Churchyard, About 7 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert 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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