John Cox Monument, in the Churchyard, 6m North of the Vestry of the Church of Saint Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Table tomb.
John Cox Monument, in the Churchyard, 6m North of the Vestry of the Church of Saint Michael
- WRENN ID
- steep-column-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Table tomb
- Address
- John Cox Monument, in the Churchyard, 6m North of the Vestry of the Church of Saint Michael, Stinsford
- OS grid reference
- SY 711 910
- Coordinates
- 50.71791, -2.41017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Cox monument is a stone table tomb located in the churchyard, 6 meters north of the vestry of the Church of Saint Michael in Stinsford. It dates from 1693 and features a round-edged top with recessed panelled sides. The inscription commemorates John Cox and includes a carving of crossed bones. Additionally, there are carved floral motifs on the ends of the tomb.
Local climate
John Cox Monument, in the Churchyard, 6m North of the Vestry of the Church of Saint Michael 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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- William Jacob Monument, in the Churchyard, 3.5m North of the Chancel of the Church of Saint Michael
- 3 Hardy Monuments, in the Churchyard Immediately North of the 4 Headstones (Item 8/127)
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- Cull Monument, in the Churchyard 5m South of the South Wall of the Church of Saint Michael
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