Thomas Hobson Monument, in the Churchyard, Circa 8 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of Saint Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Monument.
Thomas Hobson Monument, in the Churchyard, Circa 8 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of Saint Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- south-turret-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SZ 036 825
- Coordinates
- 50.64219, -1.94968
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Hobson monument is a stone table tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 8 metres south of the chancel of the Church of Saint Nicholas. It is likely from the 18th century and features rusticated ashlar sides with a flat top, dedicated to Thomas Hobson.
Local climate
Thomas Hobson Monument, in the Churchyard, Circa 8 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of Saint Nicholas receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1m South of the Thomas Hobson Monument
- 2 Thomas Monument in the Churchyard 2m South of the Porch of the Parish Church of All Saints
- 3 Monument to John Hobbin, in the Churchyard to South of St Nicholas' Church
- 4 Bankes Family Monument C3m East of Thomas Hobson Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas
- 5 Hobbs Monument, in the Churchyard, About 1.5 Metres West of Priest's Door on South Side, Church of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
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Nearby listed buildings
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1m South of the Thomas Hobson Monument
- Bankes Family Monument C3m East of Thomas Hobson Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas
- Parish Church of Saint Nicholas
- Main Barn at Manor Farm, C40m East of Manor Farm House
- Walden Aston Monument, in the Churchyard C10m West of West Wall of the Church of Saint Nicholas
- Manor Farm House and Manor Cottage (Including Front Boundary Wall)
- Francis Thornton Monument, in the Churchyard C20m North-West of the West Wall of the Church of Saint Nicholas
- 11, School Lane
- 4 and 5, Watery Lane
- The Manor House