Tombstone 12 Metres South East of South Porch of St Michael's Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1985. A C18 Tombstone.
Tombstone 12 Metres South East of South Porch of St Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- drifting-lime-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1985
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- SK 237 342
- Coordinates
- 52.90499, -1.64814
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombstone, dating from 1733, is located 12 metres southeast of the south porch of St Michael's Church. It is made of stone and features a thick slab with a plain western face. The eastern face is more ornate, showcasing a scrolled swan-neck pediment supported by fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals. The pediment is adorned with acanthus leaf decoration. Below the pediment, there is a partly legible inscription that reads, "Here lyeth the body of Kezia, the wife of George Eaton. She died Feb 20 1733. Aged 37. Also here lyeth the body of George Eaton ...." This tombstone is included for its group value.
Local climate
Tombstone 12 Metres South East of South Porch of St Michael's Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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