Pair of Barton headstones approximately 18 metres south west of the tower 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.

Pair of Barton headstones approximately 18 metres south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
first-parapet-mist
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
Pair of Barton headstones approximately 18 metres south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
OS grid reference
TQ 634 497
Coordinates
51.22314, 0.3388
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of adjacent headstones located approximately 18 metres southwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary in Hadlow. They are dated 1774 and 1771 and commemorate members of the Barton family. Made of sandstone, the two headstones are similar in design, featuring upright slabs with curvilinear-shaped double heads. Both headstones are inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, including some italics. The right headstone stands about 1.2 metres high and records the deaths of Barbara Barton in 1774 and her husband Anthony in 1783. The left headstone is approximately 1 metre high and commemorates the rector Thomas Barton, who died in 1771, and his wife Elizabeth, who passed away in 1763.

Local climate

Pair of Barton headstones approximately 18 metres south west of the tower 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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