Swan Monument, Approximately 20 Metres South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1990. Monument.
Swan Monument, Approximately 20 Metres South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- last-zinc-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1990
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 269 934
- Coordinates
- 51.63878, -1.61127
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swan Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 20 metres south of the junction of the nave and chancel of the Church of St Giles in Great Coxwell. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of stone. The monument features a moulded plinth, fluted corner pilasters, moulded panels, and a moulded lid. It commemorates Thomas Swan, who died in 1778 (on the north side); an individual whose name is illegible, who died in 1765 (on the south side); John Swan, who died in 1768 (on the west end); and ihoms S Waters, who died in 1760 (on the east end).
Local climate
Swan Monument, Approximately 20 Metres South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of Church of St Giles receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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