Headstone of William Martin 4 Metres to North of West Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Headstone.
Headstone of William Martin 4 Metres to North of West Tower of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- sharp-timber-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 021 768
- Coordinates
- 50.55817, -4.79484
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of William Martin is located 4 metres north of the west tower of the Church of St. James. It dates from around the mid-18th century, although the exact date is obscured. This slate headstone features a nowy head and has an inscription that is presented in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Headstone of William Martin 4 Metres to North of West Tower of Church of St James sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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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