3 Churchyard Monuments, Approximately 7 Metres South of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1993. Monument.

3 Churchyard Monuments, Approximately 7 Metres South of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
wild-lintel-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 May 1993
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SY 696 710
Coordinates
50.53883, -2.4291
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are three churchyard monuments located approximately 7 meters south of the Church of St. Andrew. These monuments date from the 17th and 18th centuries and are made of Portland stone.

The first monument is a chest tomb featuring a thick ledger slab with a cyma mould. It has a bold incised inscription on the south side, a heavy square end on the east, and a moulded base resting on a flat platform. The date "16--" is partially visible but generally worn and overgrown as of May 1991.

The second monument is also a chest tomb, which has a heavy ledger slab with a moulded edge and quarter balusters on the chest. It displays a skull and crossbones on the east side, an oval panel with a leaf surround on the north and south sides, and a plain west side, all set on a moulded base with a very large deep platform. While there are no legible inscriptions or dates, this tomb is designed in a mid-18th century style.

The third monument is a thick headstone adorned with a cartouche, commemorating someone named Pearce, aged 58, who died in 1745. The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments records various other monuments in the area, but these have either disappeared or become overgrown.

Local climate

3 Churchyard Monuments, Approximately 7 Metres South of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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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