Spencer Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres East of Apse of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. A C19 Monument.

Spencer Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres East of Apse of Church of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
white-string-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1987
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 929 312
Coordinates
51.08043, -2.10167
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Spencer monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 meters east of the apse of the Church of Holy Trinity in Fonthill Gifford. It commemorates Edward Spencer, a surgeon who died in 1804. The tomb is made of limestone and features two fielded panels on the main sides, raised end panels, and a moulded flat top.

Local climate

Spencer Monument in the Churchyard About 7 Metres East of Apse of Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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