Campbell Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard in the Angle of Chancel and South Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Campbell Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard in the Angle of Chancel and South Chapel
- WRENN ID
- calm-lancet-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Campbell Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard in the Angle of Chancel and South Chapel, Eastwick Road
- OS grid reference
- TL 418 127
- Coordinates
- 51.79505, 0.05518
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Campbell Monument is located in Hunsdon Churchyard at the angle of the chancel and the south chapel. This monument, dating from 1786, is made of white limestone and features a refined Neo-Classical design. It is oval in shape and rests on a low plinth with a torus moulding, topped by a heavy weathered oval cap stone. The monument includes a raised oval plaque with fine lettering that reads "IN MEMORY of WILLIAM CAMPBELL ESQ OB, AD, 1786 AE. 69." This 18th-century monument is of special architectural interest and is part of a group with the church.
Local climate
Campbell Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard in the Angle of Chancel and South Chapel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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