Standfield monument, 11 metres north east of the north east corner 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.
Standfield monument, 11 metres north east of the north east corner of the Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- ghost-iron-bittern
- 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 790 945
- Coordinates
- 50.74978, -2.29768
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Standfield monument is a churchyard headstone located 11 metres northeast of the northeast corner of the Church of St John in Tolpuddle. It dates from 1788 and features a shaped top with well-crafted lettering. The inscriptions commemorate Thomas, son of Anne Standfield, and Thomas, son of Thomas and Joyce Standfield.
Local climate
Standfield monument, 11 metres north east of the north east corner 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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Nearby listed buildings
- West Farm Barn
- Church of Saint John
- Egdon
- Central Farm Barn
- Boundary Wall Between Tolpuddle Manor House and the Churchyard of the Church of Saint John
- Church Hill
- Stable Block 30m North East of Tolpuddle Manor House
- James Hammett Monument, East of the North West Corner of the Church Yard of the Church of Saint John
- Tolpuddle Manor House
- Entrance Gates 30m East South East of Tolpuddle Manor House