Two Churchill Monuments Immediately East of West Compton Church Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1982. Monument.
Two Churchill Monuments Immediately East of West Compton Church Chancel
- WRENN ID
- leaning-marble-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1982
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 562 943
- Coordinates
- 50.74715, -2.62194
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two Churchill monuments are located immediately east of the chancel of West Compton Church. The first monument, dating from the late 18th century, features plain stone panels, bulbous corner blocks, and a moulded top block. It bears the inscription: "Here lieth ye Body of MARY, the Wife of Richd. CHURCHILL Esqr. of Mappercombe in this County, who died the 17th day of Decmr 1777 in the 69th year of her Age." The second monument, from the mid-18th century, is made of stone and has the same design as the first. It is dedicated to ANN CHURCHILL and includes an additional inscription for RICHARD CHURCHILL, who died in 1791.
Local climate
Two Churchill Monuments Immediately East of West Compton Church Chancel receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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