Ward Family Monument in Churchyard to South of St Martin's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 August 1984. Monument.
Ward Family Monument in Churchyard to South of St Martin's Church
- WRENN ID
- slow-trefoil-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 August 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Ward Family Monument in Churchyard to South of St Martin's Church, North Stoke
- OS grid reference
- ST 703 691
- Coordinates
- 51.42033, -2.42727
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ward Family Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard to the south of St. Martin's Church in North Stoke. The earliest legible date on the monument is for Thomas Ward, who died in 1671. It is constructed from ashlar and features square, inscribed, and sunken panels, along with a moulded base and cornice.
Local climate
Ward Family Monument in Churchyard to South of St Martin's Church receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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