Headstone to Francis Doleman, approximately 12 metres south of Church of St Mary and St Hardulph is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Grave marker.
Headstone to Francis Doleman, approximately 12 metres south of Church of St Mary and St Hardulph
- WRENN ID
- veiled-pedestal-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1989
- Type
- Grave marker
- OS grid reference
- SK 405 233
- Coordinates
- 52.80587, -1.39992
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone to Francis Doleman, who died in 1702 at the age of 4, is located approximately 12 metres south of the Church of St Mary and St Hardulph in Breedon-on-the-Hill. It is made of Swithland slate and features an elaborately carved back with the initials FD. The stone is inscribed with the following verse:
'Like Birds of prey
Death snatcht away,
This harmless Dove.
Whose soul so pure,
Is now secure
In Heaven above.'
Local climate
Headstone to Francis Doleman, approximately 12 metres south of Church of St Mary and St Hardulph sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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