Bennett Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of East End of North Aisle of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 1988. Monument.
Bennett Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of East End of North Aisle of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- strange-keep-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 860 800
- Coordinates
- 51.51901, -2.20289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bennett monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 2 meters north of the east end of the north aisle of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the early to mid-19th century and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded base and capstone, with baluster angles and slab sides. On the north side, there are two plaques with rebated-angle borders and a central strip adorned with intertwined wreaths. One of the plaques bears an inscription dedicated to W. Bennett, who died in 1838.
Local climate
Bennett Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of East End of North Aisle of Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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