Davis Monument 8 Metres North of Parish Church Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1984. Monument.
Davis Monument 8 Metres North of Parish Church Chancel
- WRENN ID
- secret-mortar-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 535 886
- Coordinates
- 50.69567, -2.65961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Davis Monument is an 8-metre tall table-tomb located 8 metres north of the chancel of the Parish Church in Puncknowle. It was erected in 1834 and is made of stone, featuring pilaster corners and a small stone sarcophagus on top. The monument commemorates William Davis.
Local climate
Davis Monument 8 Metres North of Parish Church Chancel receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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