William Dennis Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South East of Item 12/111 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Monument.
William Dennis Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South East of Item 12/111
- WRENN ID
- roaming-turret-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- William Dennis Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South East of Item 12/111, the Square, Athelhampton and Puddletown
- OS grid reference
- SY 758 943
- Coordinates
- 50.74836, -2.3431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Dennis Monument is a stone headstone located in the churchyard, 2 meters southeast of another item in Puddletown. Dated 1803, it commemorates William Dennis and features a baroque scroll top, with carved cherubs' heads on either side of an urn. The lettering on the monument is well-preserved.
Local climate
William Dennis Monument, in the Churchyard, 2m South East of Item 12/111 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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