2 Headstones Approximately 6 Metres South 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. A Georgian Grave marker.
2 Headstones Approximately 6 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- ghost-bronze-wren
- 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
- Grave marker
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- TQ 934 883
- Coordinates
- 51.56053, 0.78955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two headstones located approximately 6 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Mary the Virgin date from the early 18th century. The southern stone is for Rose Hatch and features scrolled sides with three curves at the top, along with a central cherub holding a trumpet, possibly dating to 1709. The adjacent western stone is larger, has a curved and moulded head, and its inscription was covered by lichen at the time of the resurvey.
Local climate
2 Headstones Approximately 6 Metres South 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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