Five Churchyard Tombs, South of St Mary's Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1985. Tomb.
Five Churchyard Tombs, South of St Mary's Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-marble-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Five Churchyard Tombs, South of St Mary's Parish Church, Fore Street, Thorncombe
- OS grid reference
- ST 376 033
- Coordinates
- 50.826, -2.88726
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are five churchyard tombs located south of St Mary's Parish Church in Thorncombe. These tombs date from the 18th century, with one featuring lettering from around 1700. The stonework on these tombs is significantly weathered. The southernmost tomb, dating from the early 18th century, is notable for its large balusters at each corner and a heavy moulded cornice.
Local climate
Five Churchyard Tombs, South of St Mary's Parish Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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