Young Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Chapel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1986. Chest tomb.
Young Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Chapel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 845 370
- Coordinates
- 51.1325, -2.22169
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Young monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 7 metres south of the chapel of the Church of St. Mary. This tomb dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. It features a plinth, two raised panels, and moulded pilasters on the main sides, along with a cornice on the flat top that also has raised panels. The monument was noted to be badly worn at the time of the survey in July 1985. It commemorates George Young, who died in 1765.
Local climate
Young Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Chapel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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