Lavington Monument in Churchyard, Against South West Corner of Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Monument.
Lavington Monument in Churchyard, Against South West Corner of Christ Church
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Lavington Monument in Churchyard, Against South West Corner of Christ Church, Village Centre, East Kennett
- OS grid reference
- SU 117 674
- Coordinates
- 51.40596, -1.83298
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lavington monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard against the south-west corner of Christ Church in East Kennett. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and a fluted base, along with thin fluted corner pilasters. The oval side panels are surrounded by a fluted field. The inscription commemorates Robert Cooper Lavington, who died in 1805, and his wife Ruth, who died in 1840.
Local climate
Lavington Monument in Churchyard, Against South West Corner of Christ Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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