Headstone of William Parsons 90 Metres to South East of Church of St Materiana is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Headstone.
Headstone of William Parsons 90 Metres to South East of Church of St Materiana
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 051 883
- Coordinates
- 50.66248, -4.75828
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is the headstone of William Parsons, located 90 metres southeast of the Church of St Materiana in Tintagel. It dates from 1802 and commemorates William Parsons, who passed away that year. The headstone is made of slate and has a rectangular shape, supported by a stone rubble pier at the back. It features inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs, along with an angel's head design.
Local climate
Headstone of William Parsons 90 Metres to South East of Church of St Materiana 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% 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 0.3°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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