Monument of Margaret Avenell About 2.5 Metres North of Vestry of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1987. A C17 Monument.
Monument of Margaret Avenell About 2.5 Metres North of Vestry of Church of St Nicholas
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 754 501
- Coordinates
- 51.22362, 0.51149
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument of Margaret Avenell is a table tomb located about 2.5 metres north of the vestry of the Church of St. Nicholas. It dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century and is constructed from stone. The tomb rests on a rectangular stone base and features a moulded plinth, a corniced lid, and moulded side panels. The north side of the tomb is dedicated to Margaret Avenell, who died in 1690, while the south side commemorates John Avenell, who died in 1704.
Local climate
Monument of Margaret Avenell About 2.5 Metres North of Vestry of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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