Balcombe headstone approximately 10 metres south of the nave 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.
Balcombe headstone approximately 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- eternal-cloister-myrtle
- 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
- Balcombe headstone approximately 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 496
- Coordinates
- 51.22302, 0.33925
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Balcombe headstone, located approximately 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1796 in memory of Mary Balcombe. It is made of sandstone and features an upright slab that stands about 650mm high, with a shaped head. The head of the stone is decorated with calligraphic-style scrolls. The inscription begins in Gothic lettering, while the remainder is in Roman serif upper and lower case, commemorating the death of Mary Balcombe in 1796.
Local climate
Balcombe headstone approximately 10 metres south of the nave 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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