Saxby headstone approximately 3 metres south 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 18th century Headstone.
Saxby headstone approximately 3 metres south east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-sill-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Headstone
- Period
- 18th century
- Address
- Saxby headstone approximately 3 metres south east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 496
- Coordinates
- 51.22305, 0.3397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Saxby headstone, located approximately 3 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed headstone dated 1789 in memory of Elizabeth Saxby. It is made of sandstone and stands upright at about 1 metre high. The head of the stone is shaped and features a low relief carving of a boy and girl reading books. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case following Gothic lettering, recording the deaths of Elizabeth Saxby in 1789 and her husband John in 1790.
Local climate
Saxby headstone approximately 3 metres south 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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