A5, Monument 397 is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1997. Monument.

A5, Monument 397

WRENN ID
winding-shingle-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 October 1997
Type
Monument
Address
A5, Monument 397, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
OS grid reference
TL 856 639
Coordinates
52.24273, 0.71808
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a churchyard monument, specifically a headstone, dating from the 18th century. It is made of Ketton stone and has no inscription. The design features a winged angel head, which is flanked by skulls and crossed bones, with a bow and drapes on the sides. This information was noted in a survey of monuments in the Great Churchyard conducted around 1960 by West Suffolk County Council.

Local climate

A5, Monument 397 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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