Sherston Monument in the Churchyard 15 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Osmond is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986.
Sherston Monument in the Churchyard 15 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Osmond
- WRENN ID
- broken-finial-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- OS grid reference
- ST 573 078
- Coordinates
- 50.86831, -2.60676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sherston Monument is a table-tomb located in the churchyard, 15 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Osmond. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of stone. The monument features two ovolo-moulded panels on each side, a moulded cornice, and a hipped top block. It commemorates John Sherston, who died in 1716.
Local climate
Sherston Monument in the Churchyard 15 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Osmond 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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