Headstone of Elizabeth Bray 7 Metres to West of South Porch of Church of St Paternus is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Headstone.

Headstone of Elizabeth Bray 7 Metres to West of South Porch of Church of St Paternus

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1989
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 281 896
Coordinates
50.68073, -4.43344
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone from 1792, located 7 metres to the west of the south porch of the Church of St Paternus. It commemorates Elizabeth Bray, the widow of William Bray, Yeoman, of Helscott, who died in 1792, as well as their son George, who died in 1794. The headstone is made of slate and features a segmental arched head, with inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering. The headstone has been re-erected.

Local climate

Headstone of Elizabeth Bray 7 Metres to West of South Porch of Church of St Paternus sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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