The Tomb of William Farmer C1815 in the Churchyard of the Church of St Dunstans is a Grade II listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 2000. A Early 19th century Monument.

The Tomb of William Farmer C1815 in the Churchyard of the Church of St Dunstans

WRENN ID
riven-bronze-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sutton
Constituency
Sutton and Cheam MP: Luke Taylor (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 2000
Type
Monument
Period
Early 19th century
Address
The Tomb of William Farmer C1815 in the Churchyard of the Church of St Dunstans, Church Road
OS grid reference
TQ 242 638
Coordinates
51.36044, -0.21616
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tomb of William Farmer, dating from around 1815, is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Dunstan in Cheam. This churchyard monument is made of Portland stone and features marble inscription panels. It is designed as an obelisk on a square pedestal, with acroteria at each corner. The pedestal has a chamfered plinth and sunk panels on each face, which display worn inscriptions.

Local climate

The Tomb of William Farmer C1815 in the Churchyard of the Church of St Dunstans sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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