Morrell Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South of the Church of St Mary and St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1997. Headstone.
Morrell Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South of the Church of St Mary and St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- deep-hall-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1997
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 307 517
- Coordinates
- 52.16276, -1.55146
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morrell headstone, located approximately 15 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary and St Margaret in Combrook, commemorates John Morrell, who died in 1719. The headstone is made of ashlar and features a segmental head, although it is now partly buried. The inscription is flanked by putti, one of which is damaged, and includes a cherub at the top along with drapes. The inscription is well preserved and concludes with the words: "THE ELDEST OF THE FO/ URTH GENERATION IN/ THIS CHURCHYARD."
Local climate
Morrell Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South of the Church of St Mary and St Margaret receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2002
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