Monument to Samuel Hovenden About 6 Metres East of South Chapel 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. Tomb.
Monument to Samuel Hovenden About 6 Metres East of South Chapel 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 724 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22083, 0.4679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Samuel Hovenden is a chest tomb located about 6 metres east of the south chapel of the Church of St. Mary in Hunton. It dates from the mid-17th century and is constructed of stone. The tomb features a moulded base and lid, with plain side panels. An inscription on the west end commemorates Samuel Hovenden, a gentleman who died in 1653 or 1658.
Local climate
Monument to Samuel Hovenden About 6 Metres East of South Chapel 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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