Group of 3 Monuments to South of 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.
Group of 3 Monuments to South of Porch of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- far-bronze-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Group of 3 Monuments to South of Porch of Church of St Peter, Church Hill, Boughton Monchelsea
- OS grid reference
- TQ 771 498
- Coordinates
- 51.2206, 0.53476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located to the south of the porch of the Church of St. Peter in Boughton Monchelsea. They date from the 17th or 18th century and are made of stone. Each tomb features a moulded plinth and cornice, along with moulded side panels. The north side of each tomb is set into the hill. The inscriptions on the south side of each tomb were illegible at the time of the re-survey. The tombs are arranged one south of the other, with a third tomb positioned between them to the west.
Local climate
Group of 3 Monuments to South of 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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