Headstone Approximately 18 Metres South of South Porch Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. Headstone.
Headstone Approximately 18 Metres South of South Porch Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- roaming-moat-plum
- 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
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 949 875
- Coordinates
- 51.55298, 0.81092
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located approximately 18 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St. Nicholas, dates from 1788 and 1801. Made of stone, it features a scrolled head and sides. The design includes a central winged cherub, a willow tree to the left, and a mourning woman kneeling before an altar with a fluted urn to the right. The inscription reads: "Elizabeth Milbank an agreeable young lady taken from her friends 17, May 1788 in the 19 year of her age. Also Mrs. Mary Milbank 1801."
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 18 Metres South of South Porch Church of St Nicholas 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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