Hall Headstone in Churchyard of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1984. Headstone.
Hall Headstone in Churchyard of St Leonard
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1984
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Hall Headstone in Churchyard of St Leonard, Main Street, Swithland
- OS grid reference
- SK 555 128
- Coordinates
- 52.71017, -1.17993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hall Headstone, dating from 1673, is located in the churchyard of St. Leonard. This small headstone is made of Swithland slate and features a carved inscription dedicated to Dorathie Hall. It stands to the south of the blocked southern door of the south aisle of the church. This headstone is noted as one of the earliest preserved examples, and Swithland is recognized as the home of the slate-engraving craft.
Local climate
Hall Headstone in Churchyard of St Leonard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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