Monument to Edward Usborne Adjacent to South Aisle of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Monument.
Monument to Edward Usborne Adjacent to South Aisle of Church of All Saints
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 786 429
- Coordinates
- 51.15811, 0.55314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Edward Usborne is a chest tomb located adjacent to the south aisle of the Church of All Saints in Staplehurst. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone, resting on a high stone base. The tomb features a plain plinth and a lightly corniced lid. The side panels have moulded plinths and recessed central panels that slightly project forward. There is a marble inscription panel dedicated to Edward Usborne, who died in 1765, with encircled stone achievements in relief positioned below the inscription.
Local climate
Monument to Edward Usborne Adjacent to South Aisle of Church of All Saints sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% 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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