Coffin Rest in the Churchyard About 20 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Hydroc is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1988. Coffin rest.
Coffin Rest in the Churchyard About 20 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Hydroc
- WRENN ID
- ragged-chamber-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1988
- Type
- Coffin rest
- OS grid reference
- SX 085 636
- Coordinates
- 50.44137, -4.6983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The coffin rest, located about 20 metres north of the tower of the Church of St Hydroc, dates from the 19th century. It is constructed from two large granite blocks that support two granite slabs on top.
Local climate
Coffin Rest in the Churchyard About 20 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Hydroc 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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