Sandercock Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Meubred is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1988. Monument.

Sandercock Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Meubred

WRENN ID
waiting-gateway-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1988
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SX 122 686
Coordinates
50.48795, -4.64764
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Sandercock monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 3 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Meubred in Cardinham. It dates from the 18th century and is made of slate. The headstone features a double nowy head with an incised border and displays a primitive script that includes a valedictory quatrain dedicated to William Sandercock, who died in 1786, and his wife Mary, also deceased in 1786.

Local climate

Sandercock Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Meubred sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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