Headstone of Mary May 2.0 Metres to North East of Vestry of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Headstone.
Headstone of Mary May 2.0 Metres to North East of Vestry of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SW 936 753
- Coordinates
- 50.54167, -4.91308
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of Mary May, located 2.0 metres to the northeast of the vestry of the Church of St. Michael, dates from 1786. It commemorates Mary, the wife of William May, who passed away in that year. This rectangular headstone is made of slate and features inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs. The inscription includes a verse that expresses a farewell to her husband and children, with a hopeful message about reuniting in heaven and with loving friends where joy will never end.
Local climate
Headstone of Mary May 2.0 Metres to North East of Vestry of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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