Headstone of William Parsons 9 Metres to North East of Lychgate of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1989. Headstone.
Headstone of William Parsons 9 Metres to North East of Lychgate of Church of St Martin
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 275 806
- Coordinates
- 50.60029, -4.4376
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to William Parsons, located 9 metres to the northeast of the lychgate of the Church of St Martin. It dates from 1795 and is made of slate, featuring a shouldered round head. The inscription is done in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs, and it includes a verse. The headstone is signed by the sculptor R. Wadge.
Local climate
Headstone of William Parsons 9 Metres to North East of Lychgate of Church of St Martin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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