Belson Monument Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary and St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Tomb.
Belson Monument Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary and St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- grim-rubblework-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell MP: Helen Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 167 561
- Coordinates
- 51.2924, -0.32657
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Belson Monument is a tomb chest located approximately 15 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas. It dates from the late 18th century and commemorates Hannah, the wife of Richard Belson, who died in 1791. The monument is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth, corner pilasters with cabled fluting, and a lid with a moulded edge and stepped corners. An inscription is present on the north side.
Local climate
Belson Monument Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary and St Nicholas sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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