Headstone to Elizabeth Bridgland About 5 Metres South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Headstone.

Headstone to Elizabeth Bridgland About 5 Metres South of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
stubborn-stronghold-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1989
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
TQ 723 377
Coordinates
51.11353, 0.4616
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The headstone to Elizabeth Bridgland, who died in 1754, is located about 5 metres south of the Church of St Mary. It is made of stone and stands approximately 2½ feet high. The headstone features scrolled shoulders and a segmental egg-and-tongue cornice. An unusual chequered pattern decorates the head, along with a simple incised panel.

Local climate

Headstone to Elizabeth Bridgland About 5 Metres South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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