Headstone Approximately 5.5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1987. Headstone.
Headstone Approximately 5.5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- drifting-panel-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 357 582
- Coordinates
- 52.22111, -1.4787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located approximately 5.5 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Giles, dates back to 1676. It is made of carved and moulded ironstone and features a scrolled pediment with a winged head. The design includes a pulvinated frieze, Corinthian half columns, and a fielded panel adorned with leaf scrolls. The inscription on the headstone commemorates William Smith.
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 5.5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Giles receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% 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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