Group of 5 Head and Footstones Approximately 9 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. Gravestones.
Group of 5 Head and Footstones Approximately 9 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- fallen-chancel-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochford
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford MP: Mr Bayo Alaba (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1988
- Type
- Gravestones
- OS grid reference
- TQ 934 883
- Coordinates
- 51.56055, 0.78962
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five head and footstones, dating from the early to mid 18th century, is located approximately 9 metres southeast of the south porch of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Barling Magna, Little Wakering. These stones belong to the Cattlin family and feature scrolled tops and sides with carved heads. The inscriptions include: (1) M. Cattlin 1737, with a cherub and scrolled foliage; (2) John Cattlin 1728, marked with a skull and crossbones; (3) Mary Cattlin, date unknown, also with a skull and crossbones; (4) James Cattlin 1729, featuring a skull and crossbones; and (5) James Cattlin 1753, which includes a skull, cherub, and book.
Local climate
Group of 5 Head and Footstones Approximately 9 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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