Simpkins Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Monument.
Simpkins Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- scattered-bracket-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 198 541
- Coordinates
- 51.28624, -1.71684
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Simpkins Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 5 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St Peter. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a hipped table and has inset fluted corner balusters topped with urns. In the center, there is a draped urn that divides raised panels, which bear inscriptions for Isaac and Jane Simpkins, who died in 1824 and 1846 respectively, along with additional inscriptions for others.
Local climate
Simpkins Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Peter receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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