Headstone to Thomas Gover Circa 7 Yards North West of Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1984. Headstone.
Headstone to Thomas Gover Circa 7 Yards North West of Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- rooted-entrance-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent MP: Helen Whately (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1984
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 846 616
- Coordinates
- 51.32435, 0.64923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to Thomas Gover, located approximately 7 yards northwest of the tower of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. It dates from the late 17th century and is made of stone. The headstone features a finely carved shaped head with a skull and cross-bones at the top. It commemorates Thomas Gover, who died in 1690, and is in almost perfect condition.
Local climate
Headstone to Thomas Gover Circa 7 Yards North West of Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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