Godwin Monument About 4 Yards East of the Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1985. Monument.
Godwin Monument About 4 Yards East of the Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- haunted-quoin-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 497 482
- Coordinates
- 52.1299, -2.73566
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Godwin Monument, located about 4 yards east of the Church of St Margaret, is a chest tomb dedicated to Henry Godwin, who died in 1794. It is made of sandstone and features a moulded capping and base, along with corner pilasters. The east side panel displays incised lettering.
Local climate
Godwin Monument About 4 Yards East of the Church of St Margaret 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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