Monument to Richard Rich is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1987. Monument.
Monument to Richard Rich
- WRENN ID
- brooding-niche-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Richard Rich, Linton Hill
- OS grid reference
- TQ 754 501
- Coordinates
- 51.2234, 0.51136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Richard Rich is a table tomb located about 5½ metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St. Nicholas. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed from stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth, a corniced lid, and dressed stone side panels. It commemorates Richard Rich, who died on September 17.
Local climate
Monument to Richard Rich 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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