Monument to Cathirn Knatchbull About 1 Metre North of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1986. Headstone.

Monument to Cathirn Knatchbull About 1 Metre North of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen

WRENN ID
moated-gateway-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe MP: Tony Vaughan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 May 1986
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
TR 119 346
Coordinates
51.07217, 1.02442
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone located about 1 metre north of the north aisle of the Church of St. Stephen in Lympne. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of stone. The headstone features a doubly rounded top that is intricately carved with two skulls and crossed bones. It is inscribed in memory of Cathirn Knatchbull, who died in 1724, along with her son.

Local climate

Monument to Cathirn Knatchbull About 1 Metre North of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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