Hodg headstone approximately 9 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1990. A C18 Headstone.

Hodg headstone approximately 9 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
winter-portal-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 February 1990
Type
Headstone
Address
Hodg headstone approximately 9 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
OS grid reference
TQ 634 497
Coordinates
51.2231, 0.33993
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hodg headstone, located approximately 9 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed memorial dated 1731 in memory of Sarah Hodg. Made of sandstone, this upright slab stands about 450mm high and features a curvilinear-shaped double head with a recessed front panel. Both heads are crudely carved with winged cherub heads. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of Sarah Hodg in 1731.

Local climate

Hodg headstone approximately 9 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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