Kingston Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 7 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Monument.
Kingston Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 7 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- stark-pier-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 233 614
- Coordinates
- 51.35126, -1.66666
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kingston monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 7 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and recessed corner balusters. It commemorates William Kingston of Savernake Lodge, who died in 1729, and his wife. The inscription on the top also includes the name Mary Harband, who died in 1836, and is noted for its good lettering.
Local climate
Kingston Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 7 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of All Saints receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower 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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