Headstone of J.Cory 3 Metres to South East of Church of St Martin and St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Headstone.
Headstone of J.Cory 3 Metres to South East of Church of St Martin and St Giles
- WRENN ID
- floating-obsidian-pine
- 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 327 876
- Coordinates
- 50.66407, -4.36725
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dating from 1761, located 3 metres to the southeast of the porch of the Church of St Martin and St Giles in Werrington. It commemorates John, the son of John and Sarah Cory, who passed away in 1761. The headstone is made of slate and features a round arched head with curved shoulders. It is decorated with an angel's head and has incised lettering in both upper and lower case with serifs, along with a verse.
Local climate
Headstone of J.Cory 3 Metres to South East of Church of St Martin and St Giles 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Church of St Martin and St Giles
- Gate-Piers, Gates, Walls and Railings at South Entrance to Church of St Giles
- Garden Walls to South and South West of the Vicarage
- The Vicarage
- Carriage House and Stables to South East of the Vicarage
- Gate-Piers, Gate and Walls at North Entrance to Werrington Park, Directly to South Lodge
- North Lodge and Garden Wall to Front
- Tunnel Directly to North of Werrington Park (House)
- Ice House to North-East of Werrington Park (House)
- Ha Ha to South and West of Werrington Park (House)