Towsey Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Grave monument.
Towsey Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-pier-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Grave monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 151 414
- Coordinates
- 51.17186, -1.78397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Towsey Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, approximately 8 meters south of the chancel. This late 18th-century monument is made of limestone and features a moulded table and base, along with small flush-beaded side and end panels. It commemorates Stephen Towsey, who died in 1791, and his wife Martha Smart Towsey, who died in 1827.
Local climate
Towsey Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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