George Edwards Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South of the South Transept of the Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Monument.
George Edwards Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South of the South Transept of the Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- pitched-oriel-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- George Edwards Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South of the South Transept of the Church of Saint Mary, the Square, Athelhampton and Puddletown
- OS grid reference
- SY 758 943
- Coordinates
- 50.74815, -2.34337
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Edwards monument is a stone headstone located in the churchyard, 2 meters south of the south transept of the Church of Saint Mary in Puddletown. Dated 1743, it commemorates George Edwards and features a carved scroll top with good lettering.
Local climate
George Edwards Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South of the South Transept of the Church of Saint Mary 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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