Monument to William Reiffgens About 9 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Monument.
Monument to William Reiffgens About 9 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Peter
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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 771 499
- Coordinates
- 51.22101, 0.53479
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to William Reiffgens is a chest tomb located about 9 metres north of the north porch of the Church of St. Peter in Boughton Monchelsea. This early 17th-century tomb is made of stone and sits on a stone base, featuring a chamfered plinth and a deeply corniced lid. The side panels are plain, while the south side is inscribed with details about William Reiffgens, who was "High German borne," and includes a detailed account of his bequests to the poor. He passed away in 1613.
Local climate
Monument to William Reiffgens About 9 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Peter 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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