Headstone of Elizabeth and John Martyn 5 Metres to North of North East Corner of North Aisle of Church of St Endelienta is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Headstone.
Headstone of Elizabeth and John Martyn 5 Metres to North of North East Corner of North Aisle of Church of St Endelienta
- WRENN ID
- muffled-span-thyme
- 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
- SW 997 786
- Coordinates
- 50.5734, -4.82991
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone located 5 metres north of the northeast corner of the north aisle of the Church of St Endelienta. It dates from 1729 and commemorates Elizabeth, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Martyn, who died in 1729, and John Martyn, who lived from 1730 to 1732. The headstone is rectangular and made of slate, featuring angels' heads and an inscription within an oval panel that has curved shoulders. The lettering is well-executed and includes serifs.
Local climate
Headstone of Elizabeth and John Martyn 5 Metres to North of North East Corner of North Aisle of Church of St Endelienta 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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