Elizabeth Horlock Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1985. Monument.
Elizabeth Horlock Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Mary
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 900 040
- Coordinates
- 50.83609, -2.14302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Elizabeth Horlock monument, located in the churchyard 6 metres north of the tower of the Church of St Mary, is a headstone dating from 1729. It features a stone pedimented top that includes a skull and crossbones. The inscription is flanked by fluted pilasters, which are topped with urns. Above the inscription, there are putti. This monument is noted as an unusual and richly designed example of headstone artistry.
Local climate
Elizabeth Horlock Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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