Monument to Bishop About 6 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1987. Monument.
Monument to Bishop About 6 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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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 724 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22098, 0.46741
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb from the late 18th century, located about 6 metres west of the tower of the Church of St. Mary in Hunton. It is made of stone and sits on a rectangular stone base. The tomb features a hollow-chamfered plinth, a corniced lid, and moulded side panels. On the north side, there is an inscription dedicated to the daughter of John and Sarah Bishop, who died in the 17th century.
Local climate
Monument to Bishop About 6 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary 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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