Maud Heath's Monument
MAUD HEATH'S MONUMENT
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1022352
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Maud Heath's Monument
- Statutory Address:
- MAUD HEATH'S MONUMENT
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 1999-09-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/00398/09
- Rights:
- © Ms Michelle Chapman. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1022352
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Maud Heath's Monument
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAUD HEATH'S MONUMENT
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MAUD HEATH'S MONUMENT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Langley Burrell Without
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 94686 75797
Details
LANGLEY BURRELL KELLAWAYS ST 97 NW WITHOUT
8/163 Maud Heath's Monument
20.12.60
GV II
Monument, dated 1698 to Maud Heath died 1474, ashlar pillar on pedestal base. Cornice cap and large top piece with sundials on three faces and ball finial. About 3m high, pillar has arched- headed sunk panels with pendant keystones and carved spandrels on three faces, the west side panel inscribed 'Chippenham Clift', the east 'Wick Hill' and the front with 'To the memory of the worthy Maud Heath of Langly Burrell Widow who in the year of Grace 1474 for the good of travellers did in Charity bestow in Lands and houses about Eight pounds a year for ever to be laid out on the Highways and Causey leading from Wick Hill to Chipenham Clift. This piller was set up by the feoffees in 1698. Injure me not.' The sundials have inscriptions in Latin above and English below. Scheduled Ancient Monument Wiltshire 245.
Listing NGR: ST9468675797
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 315976
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 08-Jun-2026 at 02:16:16.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.