Heastone Fixed to Churchyard Wall About 25 Metres South of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1988. Headstone.

Heastone Fixed to Churchyard Wall About 25 Metres South of Church of St Laurence

WRENN ID
tattered-grate-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thanet
Constituency
East Thanet MP: Ms Polly Billington (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
TR 370 652
Coordinates
51.33734, 1.40127
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, dated 1739, is fixed to the churchyard wall about 25 metres south of the Church of St. Laurence. It stands approximately 3 feet high and features an inscription plaque that is largely illegible, with enriched side pieces. The headstone has a rocaille scalloped head with a broken outline, which contains a shallow relief depicting Adam and Eve along with the serpent and apple tree. This motif is unique among churchyard monuments in this area.

Local climate

Heastone Fixed to Churchyard Wall About 25 Metres South of Church of St Laurence 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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