Group of 11 Headstones Approximately 35 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1986. Headstones group.
Group of 11 Headstones Approximately 35 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- plain-window-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1986
- Type
- Headstones group
- OS grid reference
- SP 315 392
- Coordinates
- 52.05106, -1.54177
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of 11 headstones located approximately 35 meters south of the west tower of the Church of St. George in Lower Brailes. The headstones date from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and are made of limestone.
One headstone is dated 1661, while another has a partially legible inscription dedicated to the son of Marian Ward. A third headstone is dated December 1, 1661 and features scrolled shoulders. There are two plain 19th-century headstones.
Additionally, there are two back-to-back headstones, one adorned with a winged cherub and the other dated 1807. Another pair of headstones is back to back, with one dated 1668 and featuring scrolled shoulders, while the other has scrolled shoulders as well. The final pair of headstones is also back to back, with one dated 1697 and the other from 1661, which includes drapes, a cherub's head, and floral decoration.
Local climate
Group of 11 Headstones Approximately 35 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St George receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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