Heel Monument 6 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. Monument.
Heel Monument 6 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- dim-solder-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 577 059
- Coordinates
- 50.85179, -2.60188
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Heel Monument, located 6 metres north of the north transept of the Church of St Mary, is a mid-17th century table tomb. It is constructed of stone and features a moulded base, flat sides, a moulded cornice, and a hipped top block. This monument commemorates William Heel, who died on February 1, 1652.
Local climate
Heel Monument 6 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- 3 Healle Monument in the Churchyard About 1 1/2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints
- 4 Hatherell Monument in Churchyard About 9 Metres South South East of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St Mary
- 5 Unidentified Monument,About 2m East of Neale Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
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