Headstone of Elizabeth Wood 1 Metre to South East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Menefreda is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Headstone.
Headstone of Elizabeth Wood 1 Metre to South East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Menefreda
- WRENN ID
- rough-chimney-ivory
- 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 964 770
- Coordinates
- 50.55791, -4.87455
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone commemorating Elizabeth Wood, located 1 metre southeast of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. Menefreda. It dates from 1778 and honors Elizabeth, the wife of John Wood, who passed away that year. The headstone is made of slate and features a rectangular shape with inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering, complete with serifs.
Local climate
Headstone of Elizabeth Wood 1 Metre to South East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Menefreda 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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