Clarke Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1986. Chest tomb.
Clarke Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- winding-ashlar-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 084 265
- Coordinates
- 51.03787, -1.88105
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clarke monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 metres south of the porch of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Bishopstone. It commemorates William Clarke, who died in 1700. The tomb is made of limestone and features a plinth with two plain inscription panels on the main sides, topped with a chamfered flat surface.
Local climate
Clarke Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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