Elsord Monument in the Churchyard About 4m South of South Transept of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Monument.

Elsord Monument in the Churchyard About 4m South of South Transept of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
proud-moulding-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Elsord Monument in the Churchyard About 4m South of South Transept of Church of St Mary, Mary Tavy, West Devon
OS grid reference
SX 509 787
Coordinates
50.58928, -4.1073
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Elsord monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 4 meters south of the south transept of the Church of St Mary. This late 18th-century monument is made of slate and features a scrolled top adorned with a cherub's head and wings. It has an incised border and displays good lettering that includes an admonitory verse. The headstone commemorates Christian Elsord, who passed away in 1794.

Local climate

Elsord Monument in the Churchyard About 4m South of South Transept of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% 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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