Townsend Monument, in the Churchyard, About 2.5m South of South-East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Edward is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Townsend Monument, in the Churchyard, About 2.5m South of South-East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Edward
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Townsend Monument, in the Churchyard, About 2.5m South of South-East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Edward, Hawling
- OS grid reference
- SP 063 229
- Coordinates
- 51.90489, -1.90975
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Townsend monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 2.5 meters south of the south-east corner of the chancel at the Church of St Edward. It dates from 1701 and is made of stone. The tomb features a thick, flat lid with a moulded edge. The north side has moulding around each panel, with a wide central panel designated for an inscription, and floral designs on the side panels, while the end panels are plain and narrow. The south side is plain but includes moulding around the central section. The ends of the tomb are plain with a moulded edge, and there is a bronze plaque on the end that records all inscriptions. This monument commemorates Richard and Mary, the children of George Townsend.
Local climate
Townsend Monument, in the Churchyard, About 2.5m South of South-East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Edward receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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