Two Headstones to Benjamin and Elizabeth Jesty. 12 M North of Church of Saint Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Headstone.
Two Headstones to Benjamin and Elizabeth Jesty. 12 M North of Church of Saint Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- dusk-cloister-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1984
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Two Headstones to Benjamin and Elizabeth Jesty. 12 M North of Church of Saint Nicholas, Worth Matravers
- OS grid reference
- SY 972 774
- Coordinates
- 50.59684, -2.03988
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two headstones are located in the churchyard, 12 meters north of the Church of Saint Nicholas, commemorating Benjamin and Elizabeth Jesty. One headstone is dedicated to Benjamin Jesty, who died in 1816, and the other to his wife Elizabeth, who died in 1824. Elizabeth's headstone features carvings of cherubs. The inscription on Benjamin Jesty's headstone states, "The first person known that introduced the Cow Pox by innoculation," indicating his significance in medical history, as this predates the work of Edward Jenner. These headstones are included primarily for their historic interest.
Local climate
Two Headstones to Benjamin and Elizabeth Jesty. 12 M North of Church of Saint Nicholas receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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