Cook Monument in Churchyard, 10 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Tomb.
Cook Monument in Churchyard, 10 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- silent-hearth-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 093 957
- Coordinates
- 51.66071, -1.86668
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cook monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 10 meters south-west of the tower of the Church of St. John. It dates from 1737 and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and a chamfered base, with inscribed panels on the top and sides dedicated to a member of the Cook family.
Local climate
Cook Monument in Churchyard, 10 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St John receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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