Compton Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1986. Chest tomb.
Compton Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- noble-entrance-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 148 483
- Coordinates
- 51.23445, -1.78928
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Compton monument, located in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, is an early 19th-century chest tomb situated 4 meters south of the chancel. It features a hipped top and a moulded base. The monument has two raised side panels that are flanked by fluted pilasters, with a draped urn positioned between the panels. It commemorates E. Mes Compton, who died in 1805.
Local climate
Compton Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of All Saints receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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