White Monument 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. Memorial.
White Monument 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- gilded-quartz-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SY 629 897
- Coordinates
- 50.70662, -2.52651
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The White Monument is a table-tomb located 4 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael in Winterbourne Steepleton. It dates from the early 18th century and features plain stone sides and corners, along with a heavy-chamfered top block. The inscription reads: "Here lyeth the body of Bernard White ..... died April the 2nd 1728".
Local climate
White Monument 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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