Warden Monument in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1986. Tomb.
Warden Monument in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- veiled-entrance-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 071 391
- Coordinates
- 51.15148, -1.89907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Warden monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 15 metres south of the tower of the Church of St. James. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The monument features a moulded plinth, plain inscription panels, reeded corner pilasters, and a moulded flat top. It commemorates Mary Warden, who died in 1817.
Local climate
Warden Monument in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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