Wastfield Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres South South East of Sweatman Monument North of North Transept of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1986. Monument.
Wastfield Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres South South East of Sweatman Monument North of North Transept of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- lunar-wicket-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 874 706
- Coordinates
- 51.43433, -2.18213
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wastfield monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 13 meters south-south-east of the Sweatman monument, north of the north transept of the Church of St. Bartholomew. This mid-18th century tomb is made of ashlar stone and features two shield plaques on each side. It has fielded piers at the center and corners, a moulded base, and a cornice with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the piers. The end plaques also display shields. The inscription commemorates W. Wastfield.
Local climate
Wastfield Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres South South East of Sweatman Monument North of North Transept of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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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