Gravestone to East of Porch St Peter's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1984. Headstone.

Gravestone to East of Porch St Peter's Churchyard

WRENN ID
quiet-corbel-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 April 1984
Type
Headstone
Address
Gravestone to East of Porch St Peter's Churchyard, Church R0ad, Great Livermere
OS grid reference
TL 885 713
Coordinates
52.30819, 0.76412
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A small headstone located to the east of the porch in St. Peter's Churchyard, dating from the late 17th century, holds local historical significance. It features a bowed front and a raised surround adorned with scrolled ornamentation. The inscription on the gravestone reads: "Here lieth ye body of William Sakings, he died ye 28 of March 1689. He was forkner (falconer) to King Charles ye 1st, King Charles ye 2nd and King James ye 2nd. Aged 78 years."

Local climate

Gravestone to East of Porch St Peter's Churchyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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