Mills Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 29 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. Chest tomb.
Mills Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 29 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-bracket-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 152 414
- Coordinates
- 51.17168, -1.78385
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mills monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 29 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary. This 18th-century tomb is made of limestone and features a moulded table and base, along with fielded side and end panels. It commemorates John Mills, who died in the 18th century, and his wife, who died in 1759.
Local climate
Mills Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 29 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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