Monument to Prescott Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary South West of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Broxbourne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1983. Monument.

Monument to Prescott Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary South West of Church

WRENN ID
gentle-chapel-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne MP: Lewis Cocking (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1983
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Prescott Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary South West of Church, Churchgate
OS grid reference
TL 348 023
Coordinates
51.7041, -0.04944
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to the Prescott family, located in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary, dates from the late 18th century. It is designed as a stone pyramid. The base features recessed angles adorned with paterae and marble plaques.

Local climate

Monument to Prescott Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary South West of Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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