Dawe Monument in the Churchyard, 5 Metres West of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. Monument.
Dawe Monument in the Churchyard, 5 Metres West of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 558 075
- Coordinates
- 50.86578, -2.62832
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dawe Monument, located in the churchyard 5 metres west of the Church of St James, is a late 17th-century table tomb. It is made of stone and features plain sides and ends. The tomb has a flat top block adorned with a heavy cornice. An inscription in capital letters reads: "To.... William Dawe.....1690".
Local climate
Dawe Monument in the Churchyard, 5 Metres West of Church of St James receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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