Headstone to George Perkins 3 Metres South of the Porch of the Parish Church Tombstones in Churchyard of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Headstone.
Headstone to George Perkins 3 Metres South of the Porch of the Parish Church Tombstones in Churchyard of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-hall-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1984
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SY 805 936
- Coordinates
- 50.74256, -2.27727
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone to George Perkins, dated 1794, is located 3 meters south of the porch of the Parish Church in Affpuddle. It features a shaped top and a bas-relief of an urn flanked by two cherubs. This headstone is illustrated in the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Survey, Dorset Volume II.
Local climate
Headstone to George Perkins 3 Metres South of the Porch of the Parish Church Tombstones in Churchyard of Parish Church 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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