Row of 4 Headstones Approx 10 Metres South of East End of Chancel, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Headstone.

Row of 4 Headstones Approx 10 Metres South of East End of Chancel, Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
iron-granite-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1986
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
TL 259 473
Coordinates
52.11017, -0.1624
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A row of four headstones is located approximately 10 metres south of the east end of the chancel at the Church of St Peter. These headstones are loosely grouped and made of limestone, varying in size, all facing east. The details of the individual stones from north to south are as follows:

(i) The first headstone, marked "J.C. 1656," is fairly small with large lettering and features simple carved scrollwork cresting at the top.

(ii) The second headstone has an illegible name and dates to 1700. It displays fairly deeply carved scrollwork decoration on the sides and a foliate crest, which also includes a central skull and bones.

(iii) The third headstone is inscribed with "Daniel Dennis 1709" and features a Latin inscription. It has deeply carved scrollwork on the sides and a crest at the top composed of a putto head with outstretched wings.

(iv) The fourth headstone, marked "H.C. 1657," is similar to the first, being fairly small with large lettering and simple carved scrollwork cresting at the top.

Local climate

Row of 4 Headstones Approx 10 Metres South of East End of Chancel, Church of St Peter sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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