Cox Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of Nave of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Cox Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of Nave of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- waiting-chapel-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 945 223
- Coordinates
- 51.00062, -2.07847
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cox monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 metres north of the nave of the Church of St. John. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a plinth and has two recessed panels on the main sides, along with corner and central pilasters that have sunk panels and rosettes. It is topped with a cornice and a panelled frieze, also adorned with rosettes, and has a moulded flat top. The monument commemorates William Cox, who died in 1739.
Local climate
Cox Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of Nave of Church of St John receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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