Millard Monument Against East Churchyard Wall. Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Monument.
Millard Monument Against East Churchyard Wall. Church of the Holy Cross
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Millard Monument Against East Churchyard Wall. Church of the Holy Cross, Ashton Keynes
- OS grid reference
- SU 042 943
- Coordinates
- 51.64834, -1.94009
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Millard monument is a tall chest tomb dating from the 18th century, located against the east churchyard wall of the Church of the Holy Cross in Ashton Keynes. It is made of limestone and features a moulded top with a raised centre. The sides have fielded panels situated between panelled pilasters, and it has a chamfered base. The monument commemorates John Millard, who died in 1796.
Local climate
Millard Monument Against East Churchyard Wall. Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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