White Monument in Churchyard, of Church of St Sampson is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Chest tomb.
White Monument in Churchyard, of Church of St Sampson
- WRENN ID
- stranded-string-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- White Monument in Churchyard, of Church of St Sampson, Bath Road, Cricklade
- OS grid reference
- SU 098 935
- Coordinates
- 51.6406, -1.85838
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The white monument in the churchyard of the Church of St. Sampson is a chest tomb dating from the late 18th century. It features a moulded table and base, with recessed corner balusters that have decorative elements. The monument displays good lettering and inscriptions commemorating JONATHAN WHITE, who died in 1791, his son ROBERT, who died in 1821, and his wife MARY. There is also light relief decoration surrounding the inscriptions.
Local climate
White Monument in Churchyard, of Church of St Sampson receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Church of St Sampson
- Orthostatic Wall on North Side of Churchyard, Against Bath Road
- Entrance Quadrants, Wall and Stable South West of Candletree
- St Sampson's Cross, Against Gable of Gatehouse, in Churchyard, Church of St Samptson
- Orthostatic Wall to Front Garden of Gatehouse
- Group of 4 Rice Vaughan and Associated Monuments, in Churchyard North East of Church of St Sampson
- Orthostatic Wall to Churchyard Between Jenners School and the Gatehouse
- Old Town Cross, in Churchyard, Church of St Sampson
- Jenner's School
- 3, Church Lane