Handleigh Monument in the Churchyard 6 Metres North-East of Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1985. Monument.
Handleigh Monument in the Churchyard 6 Metres North-East of Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fallen-banister-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 618 038
- Coordinates
- 50.83315, -2.54294
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Handleigh Monument is a table-tomb located in the churchyard, 6 metres north-east of the porch of the Church of St Mary in Batcombe. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of stone, featuring plain sides and end blocks, a moulded cornice, and a hipped top block. The tomb has a capital-letter inscription that reads, "Here lyeth the Body of John Handleigh who died ye 2nd Day of July Ano 1712."
Local climate
Handleigh Monument in the Churchyard 6 Metres North-East of Porch of Church of St Mary 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% 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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