Swayne Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 10 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Monument.
Swayne Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 10 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- dim-banister-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 136 382
- Coordinates
- 51.14375, -1.80651
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swayne Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 10 metres south of the west end of the nave of the Church of St Andrew. It dates from the 18th century and features a thick limestone ledger slab that is chamfered on its lower edge and set on a brick base. The top of the slab is inscribed with the names of Bennet Swayne, who died in 1742, his wife Martha Swayne, who died in 1759, and their daughter Jean, who also died in 1759.
Local climate
Swayne Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 10 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St Andrew 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 greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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