Thompson Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of South Door of South Aisle of Old Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1989. Headstone.

Thompson Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of South Door of South Aisle of Old Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
over-footing-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rushcliffe
Constituency
Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 June 1989
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SK 694 338
Coordinates
52.89747, -0.96847
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Thompson headstone, located approximately 10 metres south of the south door of the south aisle of the old Church of St Mary, dates from 1784. It is made of slate and features a large, shaped design decorated with flowers, along with a relief vase in a heart shape at the top. The headstone commemorates Joseph Thompson, who died in 1784, and is signed by 'Wood' of Bingham.

Local climate

Thompson Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of South Door of South Aisle of Old Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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