Headstone of William Langdon 2.5 Metres to North of North East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Adwen is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. Headstone.
Headstone of William Langdon 2.5 Metres to North of North East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Adwen
- WRENN ID
- worn-frieze-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 104 816
- Coordinates
- 50.60337, -4.67959
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone is located 2.5 metres to the north of the northeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St Adwen. It commemorates William Langdon, who died in 1794. The headstone is made of slate and has a rectangular shape. It features inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs, and is adorned with three angel heads.
Local climate
Headstone of William Langdon 2.5 Metres to North of North East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Adwen sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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