Jeffery Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1987. Headstone.
Jeffery Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- late-ledge-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 404 613
- Coordinates
- 50.42986, -4.24807
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Jeffery Monument is a headstone located in the churchyard approximately 13 metres northwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary in Botus Fleming. It dates from the 18th century and is made of slate. The monument features a nowy head with a carved cherub's head and wings at the top. The inscription is well-lettered and commemorates Margaret Jeffery, who passed away in 1777.
Local climate
Jeffery Monument in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Mary 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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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