King Monument, About 8 Metres North of North Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Tomb.
King Monument, About 8 Metres North of North Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- vast-banister-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 161 965
- Coordinates
- 51.66719, -1.76823
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The King Monument is a chest tomb located about 8 meters north of the north porch in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Kempsford. It commemorates Humphrey King, who died in 1832. The monument is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and capping on a tall two-step base. It has recessed end and side panels with additional flanking strips on the sides, and a plain frieze. The top is a stepped tent shape with straight edges.
Local climate
King Monument, About 8 Metres North of North Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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