Group of 2 Headstones 7 Metres South South East of Chancel of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2000. Headstone.
Group of 2 Headstones 7 Metres South South East of Chancel of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- lesser-vault-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 2000
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SO 575 866
- Coordinates
- 52.47573, -2.62636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of two headstones located 7 meters south-south-east of the chancel of the Church of St Margaret. They date from the mid-18th century and are made of ashlar.
The headstone to the west is a rectangular slab set horizontally. It features an inscribed bordered panel with volute ornament on the upper face and an ornamented curved head. This headstone commemorates John Ward, who died in 1742.
The headstone to the east is a thick rectangular slab set vertically. It also has an inscribed bordered panel and a curved head, but the dedication is unknown. This headstone marks a burial from 1750.
Local climate
Group of 2 Headstones 7 Metres South South East of Chancel of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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