Wall, or Wallis, monument in the churchyard 3.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Churchyard monument.

Wall, or Wallis, monument in the churchyard 3.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St John

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1987
Type
Churchyard monument
OS grid reference
SY 790 944
Coordinates
50.74968, -2.29774
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wall, or Wallis, monument is located in the churchyard, 3.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St John. This churchyard monument dates from 1764 and features a headstone with a shaped top, adorned with a carving of a shell and acanthus scrolls. The inscription commemorates Mary, the wife of William Wall (or Wallis).

Local climate

Wall, or Wallis, monument in the churchyard 3.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St John receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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