Headstone Body Stone and Footstone to Martha Knight Circa 18 Yards South of West Tower of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1984. Grave marker.
Headstone Body Stone and Footstone to Martha Knight Circa 18 Yards South of West Tower of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- old-brass-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent MP: Helen Whately (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1984
- Type
- Grave marker
- OS grid reference
- TQ 874 529
- Coordinates
- 51.24524, 0.68457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a headstone, body stone, and footstone for Martha Knight, located approximately 18 yards south of the west tower of the Church of St. John the Baptist. The stones date from the mid-18th century. The top of the headstone is intricately carved with leaves, scrolls, and two cherub's heads. It commemorates Martha Knight, who died in 1761. The footstone is inscribed with "MK 1761," along with the year 1810 superimposed on it.
Local climate
Headstone Body Stone and Footstone to Martha Knight Circa 18 Yards South of West Tower of Church of St John the Baptist sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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