Swain Monument in Churchyard, 16 Metres Southeast of Souteast Corner of Chancel, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1987. Monument.
Swain Monument in Churchyard, 16 Metres Southeast of Souteast Corner of Chancel, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-turret-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 197 629
- Coordinates
- 51.36523, -1.71837
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swain monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Andrew, positioned 16 meters southeast of the southeast corner of the chancel. It dates from 1800 and features a moulded table and base, with recessed corner balusters and a reeded fascia. The sides of the tomb are adorned with an oval panel flanked by draped urns. This monument commemorates the Reverend John Swain, who died in 1800.
Local climate
Swain Monument in Churchyard, 16 Metres Southeast of Souteast Corner of Chancel, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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