Mompessan Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 13 Metres South West of Tower, Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. A C17 Monument.
Mompessan Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 13 Metres South West of Tower, Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- mired-ashlar-lake
- 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 234 490
- Coordinates
- 51.23974, -1.6658
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mompessan monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 13 metres southwest of the tower of the Church of the Holy Trinity. It dates from the late 17th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a cyma table, although the base is buried. It has a plain chest design and bears an inscription on the north face commemorating John Mompessan, who died in 1696.
Local climate
Mompessan Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 13 Metres South West of Tower, Church of the Holy Trinity 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 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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