Row of Hodsoll headstones approximately 400mm 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. Headstones.
Row of Hodsoll headstones approximately 400mm east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- bitter-chancel-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Headstones
- Address
- Row of Hodsoll headstones approximately 400mm east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22312, 0.33968
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of eight Hodsoll headstones located approximately 400mm east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Hadlow. The headstones date from 1711 to 1778 and commemorate members of the Hodsoll family. They are made of sandstone, feature shaped heads, and vary in height from 300mm to 750mm. The inscriptions are in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering.
The tallest headstone, positioned at the left end, has a curvilinear-shaped double head and a recessed front panel. Its inscription, which includes some italic lettering, is divided into columns for Reuben Hodsoll (died 1711) and his wife Ann (died 1741). Adjacent to this is another headstone that features a coat of arms carved on the head. This inscription, presented in large letters, records the deaths of Henry and Elizabeth, who died in 1741 and 1732 respectively. The remaining headstones also have curvilinear-shaped heads and recessed front panels, although some inscriptions are now illegible.
Local climate
Row of Hodsoll headstones approximately 400mm 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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