Monument to William Cheek Approximately 10 Metres North of North Aisle at John the Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Monument.

Monument to William Cheek Approximately 10 Metres North of North Aisle at John the Baptist Church

WRENN ID
shifting-floor-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1993
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SZ 505 767
Coordinates
50.58861, -1.28773
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to William Cheek is located approximately 10 metres north of the north aisle at John the Baptist Church in Niton and Whitwell. This tomb chest dates from around 1729 and features a moulded stone base with a plain chest on top.

Local climate

Monument to William Cheek Approximately 10 Metres North of North Aisle at John the Baptist Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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