Headstone Approximately 15 Metres North of Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Headstone.
Headstone Approximately 15 Metres North of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- moated-chapel-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SO 660 253
- Coordinates
- 51.92561, -2.4956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located approximately 15 metres north of the porch of the Church of St Mary, dates from the late 17th century. It is made of sandstone and features a shaped top with incised decoration, including a recessed central panel. The inscription reads: "Here lieth the Body of John Son of John Colier who departed this life December the 6th day 1684 aged 16 years."
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 15 Metres North of Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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