Townsend Monument in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of the Assumption is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1986. Tomb.
Townsend Monument in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of the Assumption
- WRENN ID
- under-clay-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 867 402
- Coordinates
- 51.16148, -2.19035
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Townsend Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 4 metres south of the chancel of the Church of the Assumption. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features two recessed moulded panels and pilasters on the main sides, with a cavetto-moulded flat top. It commemorates Elizabeth Townsend, who died in 1712.
Local climate
Townsend Monument in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of the Assumption receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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