Polhill Monument in North West Corner of the Churchyard, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Tomb.
Polhill Monument in North West Corner of the Churchyard, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- tall-corner-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Polhill Monument in North West Corner of the Churchyard, Church of St Mary, Church Road, Milston
- OS grid reference
- SU 162 452
- Coordinates
- 51.2059, -1.76942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Polhill Monument is a chest tomb located in the north-west corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, with recessed corner balusters. The side panels display large fielded oval panels that are surrounded by sprays of foliage. This monument commemorates the Reverend Edward Polhill, who died in 1800.
Local climate
Polhill Monument in North West Corner of the Churchyard, 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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