William Cox Monument, in the Churchyard 2m North of the John Cox Monument (Item 8/124) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Monument.
William Cox Monument, in the Churchyard 2m North of the John Cox Monument (Item 8/124)
- WRENN ID
- idle-quoin-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- William Cox Monument, in the Churchyard 2m North of the John Cox Monument (Item 8/124), Stinsford
- OS grid reference
- SY 711 910
- Coordinates
- 50.71793, -2.41016
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Cox monument is a stone table tomb located in the churchyard, 2 meters north of the John Cox monument. It dates from 1704 and features a moulded top with recessed panelled sides. One long side bears an inscription that reads, "Father, friend and husband dear, loving father lieth here," dedicated to William Cox. The opposite side is adorned with carved crossed bones, a skull, and an hourglass. Additionally, there are carved floral motifs on the ends of the tomb.
Local climate
William Cox Monument, in the Churchyard 2m North of the John Cox Monument (Item 8/124) 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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