Williamson's Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 August 1984. Monument.
Williamson's Monument
- WRENN ID
- south-wicket-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 August 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Williamson's Monument, Hugill, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 454 001
- Coordinates
- 54.39369, -2.84195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Williamson's Monument is a memorial erected in 1803, made of rough stone rubble and standing approximately 8 feet high. It was established by the Reverend Thomas Williamson in memory of his father, who reportedly walked up to High Knott each day for many years. On the east side of the monument, there is a plaque with the inscription: "In Memory of THOMAS WILLIAMSON of Height, in Hugill, Gent. who died Feb 15th 1797 Aged 66 Years [Erected 1803]."
Local climate
Williamson's Monument sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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