Chynoweth Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary and St Julian is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Headstone.

Chynoweth Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary and St Julian

WRENN ID
third-outpost-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1987
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 446 519
Coordinates
50.34725, -4.18544
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chynoweth monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 10 metres west of the tower of the Church of St. Mary and St. Julian. This 18th-century monument is made of slate and features a tall, rounded head with a lined border. At the top, there is an incised head of a cherub with wings, accompanied by a star above it. The lettering on the monument is well-preserved and commemorates Sampson Chynoweth, who passed away in 1749.

Local climate

Chynoweth Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary and St Julian sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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