Wentworth Monument, in Churchyard 17 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Chest tomb.
Wentworth Monument, in Churchyard 17 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- waiting-rafter-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 099 699
- Coordinates
- 51.42842, -1.85799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wentworth Monument is a chest tomb from the 19th century located in the churchyard, 17 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St James. It is made of limestone and features a corniced table. The tomb has recessed corner balusters and oval side panels situated between pilasters adorned with drapery. It commemorates John Wentworth, who died in 1836, and Jane Low, who died in 1837.
Local climate
Wentworth Monument, in Churchyard 17 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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