Jenkins Obelisk Approximately Ten Metres West of Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1969. Memorial.
Jenkins Obelisk Approximately Ten Metres West of Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-vestry-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1969
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SE 252 991
- Coordinates
- 54.38744, -1.61322
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Jenkins Obelisk is a memorial located approximately ten metres west of the Church of Saint Mary in Bolton-on-Swale. Dated 1743, it commemorates Henry Jenkins, who died in 1670 and was said to have lived to the age of 169. The monument is made of sandstone ashlar and stands about 5 metres high. It features a square base that forms a dado and a pyramidal obelisk topped with a coved diamond finial. The west side of the base has the inscription "HENRY IENKINS," while the east side reads, "This monument was Erected by CONTRIBUTION In ye year 1743 to ye memory of HENRY IENKINS." Although the longevity of Henry Jenkins is not proven by documentary sources, it is supported by eyewitness accounts of notable events, making him the longest-lived English person ever recorded. He was born and lived at Ellerton-on-Swale.
Local climate
Jenkins Obelisk Approximately Ten Metres West of Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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