Bennett Monument in the Churchyard About 25 Metres North West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Chest tomb.
Bennett Monument in the Churchyard About 25 Metres North West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- vast-hammer-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 769 788
- Coordinates
- 51.50818, -2.33397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bennett monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 25 metres northwest of the west porch of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Tormarton. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and a moulded base, along with plain quarter balusters. There are inscription panels on all sides, with paired inscriptions to the north and south dedicated to Nicholas Bennett, who died in 1823, and other family members. This monument is part of a group of three Bennett monuments, with the second located about 3 metres due north and the third about 2 metres due east.
Local climate
Bennett Monument in the Churchyard About 25 Metres North West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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