Wedge Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. Headstone.

Wedge Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
salt-tallow-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 October 1987
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 373 604
Coordinates
50.42163, -4.2904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wedge Monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 15 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Michael in Landrake. It dates from the 18th century and is made of slate. The monument features a square head with a raised, stylised cherub's head with spread wings and has well-executed lettering. It commemorates James Wedge, who passed away in 1759.

Local climate

Wedge Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% 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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