Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South East of South Aisle, 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. A 17th century Headstone.

Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South East of South Aisle, Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
tilted-barrel-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1986
Type
Headstone
Period
17th century
OS grid reference
TL 259 473
Coordinates
52.11019, -0.16251
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, made of limestone, is located approximately 5 meters southeast of the south aisle of the Church of St Peter in Cockayne Hatley. It dates back to 1655 and features large lettering with the initials "L.C." The stone is fairly simple in design, with worn scrollwork cresting at the top. It faces east.

Local climate

Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South East of South Aisle, 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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