Tombstones Circa 14 Metres West of North Aisle and Nave of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1986. Tombstones.
Tombstones Circa 14 Metres West of North Aisle and Nave of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- bitter-pier-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1986
- Type
- Tombstones
- OS grid reference
- TL 422 459
- Coordinates
- 52.09339, 0.07477
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of eleven tombstones and six foot stones, dating from the 18th century, is located approximately 14 metres west of the north aisle and nave of the Church of St Mary. These tombstones are made of carved limestone slabs with black-painted inscriptions. They are arranged in a single line from north to south. The notable features include: (a) a shaped head with leaf scrolls dedicated to Mary, wife of Peter Wedd, from 1727; (b) an angel head with leaf scrolls for Thomas Nash, dated 1791; (c) hour glasses with a skull and leaf scrolls for Mary, wife of Thomas Nash, from 1753; (d) a round head with two angel heads and flower swags, featuring a raised plaque for Peter Nash, dated 1740; (e) a skull and crossed vine for Thomas Nash, from 1755; (f) an angel head and scroll for Thomas Nash, also from the 18th century; (g) an angel head with a raised oval plaque for John Nash, dated 1758; (h) a similar design to (g), dated 1796; (i) and (j) two similar tombstones with shaped heads that are indecipherable.
Local climate
Tombstones Circa 14 Metres West of North Aisle and Nave of the Church of St Mary sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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