Monk Monument in the Churchyard, About 2 Metres West of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Monk Monument in the Churchyard, About 2 Metres West of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- over-cobble-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 945 223
- Coordinates
- 51.00048, -2.07858
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Monk monument, located in the churchyard about 2 metres west of the Church of St. John, is a chest tomb dating from the mid-18th century. It is made of limestone and features a plinth with two recessed panels on the main sides, complemented by corner and central fielded pilasters. The tomb has a moulded flat top. It commemorates William Monk, who died in 1755.
Local climate
Monk Monument in the Churchyard, About 2 Metres West of Church of St John receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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- 3 Taunton Monument in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Baptist Church
- 4 Jonathan Monckton Chest Tomb About 4 Metres South of the Priests' Door in the South Wall of the Chancel Fo the Church of All Saints
- 5 Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St John
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