Two Bennett Monuments in Churchyard, 8 Metres Southof South Aisle, Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Two Bennett Monuments in Churchyard, 8 Metres Southof South Aisle, Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- solemn-rood-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 195 746
- Coordinates
- 51.47075, -1.71996
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two Bennett monuments located in the churchyard, 8 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. George. These are a pair of 18th-century chest tombs featuring a moulded table and plain sides. The first tomb, on the north, commemorates William Bennett, who died in 1796, and his wife Alice, who died in 1848. The second tomb is for John Bennett, who died in 1790, and his wife Sarah.
Local climate
Two Bennett Monuments in Churchyard, 8 Metres Southof South Aisle, Church of St George receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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