Maton Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Chest tomb.
Maton Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- fossil-truss-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 242 536
- Coordinates
- 51.28169, -1.65437
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Maton monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, approximately 4 meters west of the tower. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a tall chest with a moulded table and base, set on a stone platform. It has recessed corner pilasters and inscribed panels with fluted tops, which are divided by a draped urn. The monument commemorates Leonard Pitt Maton, who died in 1863.
Local climate
Maton Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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