Headstone About 7 Metres South South West of South Porch of Church of St Uvelus is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. A C18 Headstone.

Headstone About 7 Metres South South West of South Porch of Church of St Uvelus

WRENN ID
calm-casement-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SW 871 691
Coordinates
50.48354, -5.00128
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone from the 18th century, located about 7 metres south-south-west of the south porch of the Church of St Uvelus. It is made of slate and features a round shouldered head with an incised border. The inscription is obscured by lichen, but the date 1766 is still visible.

Local climate

Headstone About 7 Metres South South West of South Porch of Church of St Uvelus sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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