Coster Monument Approximately 3 Metres West of North West Corner of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Headstone.
Coster Monument Approximately 3 Metres West of North West Corner of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-marble-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley MP: Chris Coghlan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 149 556
- Coordinates
- 51.28823, -0.3528
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coster monument is a headstone located approximately 3 metres west of the north-west corner of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the early 18th century and commemorates William Coster, who died in 1716. The monument is made of limestone and features a scrolled top. The face of the headstone is carved with cherubs, and the inscription is presented in seriffed lettering.
Local climate
Coster Monument Approximately 3 Metres West of North West Corner of Church of St Mary 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 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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