Three Unidentified Monuments South of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. Monument.
Three Unidentified Monuments South of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- iron-latch-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Three Unidentified Monuments South of Church of St Mary Magdalene, Church Road, Thornford
- OS grid reference
- ST 603 132
- Coordinates
- 50.91745, -2.566
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three unidentified monuments are located south of the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Thornford. These are three table-tombs made of stone.
The first tomb, dating from the early 17th century, is situated 4 metres south of the south porch. It features two panels on each side with modillion-moulded surrounds and a running scroll motif. It has a heavy-moulded cornice and a hipped top block, but the inscription is illegible.
The second tomb is found one metre south of the nave and is from the 17th century. It has two panels on the north side with ovolo-moulded surrounds, a cyma-moulded cornice, and a hipped top block. The inscription here is also illegible.
The third tomb, dating from the late 17th century, is located four metres south of the chancel. It has plain sides, a chamfered cornice, and a flat top block.
Local climate
Three Unidentified Monuments South of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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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