Taunton Monument in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Taunton Monument in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
- rooted-portal-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 174 214
- Coordinates
- 50.99183, -1.75225
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Taunton monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 3 metres north of the Baptist Church. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a plinth and two fielded panels with beading on the main sides and ends, topped with a moulded flat top. It commemorates John Taunton, who died in 1841.
Local climate
Taunton Monument in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Baptist Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier 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 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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