Friends Burial Ground is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Burial ground.
Friends Burial Ground
- WRENN ID
- half-parapet-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Burial ground
- Address
- Friends Burial Ground, Beech Lane, Painswick
- OS grid reference
- SO 875 094
- Coordinates
- 51.78341, -2.18202
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Friends Burial Ground is a former burial site established in 1658, located off Beech Lane in Painswick. The burial ground is enclosed by a drystone limestone wall, which varies in height from 1 meter to 1.5 meters. The enclosure measures approximately 17 by 10 meters and features some weathered stone coping on the west and south sides, as well as large slabs on the north side.
On the west side, there is a large stone stile slab set into the wall, with the back inscribed "MM-708," likely indicating the year 1708. The front of the stile is approached by three concrete block stops that are 2 meters wide and support a cast iron plaque that reads "Friends Burial Ground 1658." Inside the enclosure, there are six ledger slabs and two coffin stones, all showing signs of inscriptions, although these are no longer legible. This burial ground is a significant historical site, situated away from regular access in the area.
Local climate
Friends Burial Ground receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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