Jeke headstone adjacent to south porch 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. Headstone.
Jeke headstone adjacent to south porch of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- 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
- Jeke headstone adjacent to south porch of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22313, 0.33923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Jeke headstone, dated 1695, is located adjacent to the south porch of the Church of St Mary in Hadlow. This headstone is made of sandstone and stands approximately 900mm high. It features a shaped head with a slightly recessed front. The inscription is crafted in neat Roman serif capitals, with lower case letters used in the accompanying poem. The headstone commemorates the death of Thomas Jeke in 1695 and includes a poetic epitaph.
Local climate
Jeke headstone adjacent to south porch 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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