Clarke Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres East of Vestry of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Tomb.
Clarke Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres East of Vestry of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 806 652
- Coordinates
- 51.38609, -2.27981
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clarke monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 3 metres east of the vestry of the Church of St Peter in Monkton Farleigh. It is dated to 1833 and features an inscription to Mary Clarke. The tomb is made of limestone and has two beaded panels on its main sides, along with a moulded cornice that tops the weathered surface.
Local climate
Clarke Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres East of Vestry of Church of St Peter receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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