Head Stone to Elizabeth, Daughter of Mr John Wise Adjacent to Head Stone to Mr John Wise at Church of St Mary and All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1984. Headstone.

Head Stone to Elizabeth, Daughter of Mr John Wise Adjacent to Head Stone to Mr John Wise at Church of St Mary and All Saints

WRENN ID
dusted-stone-willow
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 774 589
Coordinates
51.30203, 0.54456
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone for Elizabeth, the daughter of Mr. John Wise, located adjacent to the headstone of Mr. John Wise at the Church of St Mary and All Saints. It dates from the late 17th century and is made of stone. The headstone is very small and features a semi-circular top with a knob protruding from the center. Each side of the headstone is shouldered to the rest of the tablet by a single ledge and cavetto. The headstone is carved with a central circular hoop crossed with two plain stems that have drooping foliage from their tips. The inscription reads: "Here lyeth ye Body of Elizabeth the Daughter of Mr. John Wise who was Buried June ye 23 1690 in the 7 year of Her age."

Local climate

Head Stone to Elizabeth, Daughter of Mr John Wise Adjacent to Head Stone to Mr John Wise at Church of St Mary and All Saints sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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