Colton Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Chancel, North East Angle of Church of St Christopher is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Monument.
Colton Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Chancel, North East Angle of Church of St Christopher
- WRENN ID
- hollow-lancet-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 818 695
- Coordinates
- 51.4245, -2.263
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Colton monument is an early 19th-century pedestal tomb located about 6 meters north of the chancel at the north-east angle of the Church of St. Christopher. It is constructed of ashlar and features oval plaques on each side, with Corinthian columns at the corners. The monument has a moulded base, a cornice, and a ridged cap that supports a crown finial. The inscription on the north side commemorates Mrs. M. Colton, who died in 1821.
Local climate
Colton Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Chancel, North East Angle of Church of St Christopher receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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