Headstone of Elizabeth Ching 40 Metres to North of Vestry of Church of St Breock is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. Headstone.
Headstone of Elizabeth Ching 40 Metres to North of Vestry of Church of St Breock
- WRENN ID
- third-frieze-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SW 977 717
- Coordinates
- 50.51054, -4.85403
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located 40 metres north of the vestry of the Church of St Breock, commemorates Elizabeth Ching, the daughter of John Ching, who passed away in 1739. Made of slate, the headstone features a segmental arched top and is inscribed with both upper and lower case lettering that includes serifs. It is adorned with an angel's head and includes a verse.
Local climate
Headstone of Elizabeth Ching 40 Metres to North of Vestry of Church of St Breock 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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