Group of Eight Ledger Slabs Situated Immediately East of the Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1987. Monument.

Group of Eight Ledger Slabs Situated Immediately East of the Church of St George

WRENN ID
fossil-threshold-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 May 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Group of Eight Ledger Slabs Situated Immediately East of the Church of St George, Burrington
OS grid reference
SO 442 720
Coordinates
52.3441, -2.81978
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of eight ledger slabs, dated between 1619 and 1754, located immediately east of the Church of St George in Burrington. Made of cast iron, the slabs commemorate the following individuals from north to south: 1. Robert Steward, who died in 1619; 2. Joyce Walker, who died in 1658, featuring a scalloped rim; 3. Maria Hare, who died in 1674, with a moulded rim; 4. Jane and Barbara Knight, who died in 1701 and 1705, both with a moulded rim; 5. Ralph Knight, who died in 1754, with a broad ornate border; 6. Jane Hare, who died in 1678, with a moulded rim; 7. Richard Knight, who died in 1745, with a broad ornate border similar to slab 5; and 8. William Walker, who died in 1676, with a moulded rim. All slabs, except for slab 2, feature coats-of-arms reliefs. It is likely that this distinctive group of early cast iron slabs was produced at the Knight family's iron foundry in Shropshire. There is also a mutilated stone slab situated between slabs 7 and 8, which is not included in this list. These slabs were previously located in the church and were removed during restoration.

Local climate

Group of Eight Ledger Slabs Situated Immediately East of the Church of St George receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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