2 Headstones Samuel King and Jane Peers and Tombchest of William Norway 1 Metre to South of West Tower of Egloshayle Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. Tomb, headstone.
2 Headstones Samuel King and Jane Peers and Tombchest of William Norway 1 Metre to South of West Tower of Egloshayle Church
- WRENN ID
- wild-zinc-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1988
- Type
- Tomb, headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 000 719
- Coordinates
- 50.51275, -4.82136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The site features a tombchest and two headstones located 1 metre south of the west tower of Egloshayle Church. The tombchest and headstones date from 1766, 1804, and 1819. One headstone commemorates Jane Peers, who died in 1766, and Rev. Henry Peers, vicar of the Parish of Egloshayle, who died in 1793. This headstone is a large rectangular piece made of slate. The second headstone is for Samuel King, a gentleman who died in 1804, also a large slate rectangular headstone inscribed in upper and lower case lettering with serifs. The tombchest, dated 1819, is in memory of William Norway, a merchant who died in 1819, and his wife Mary, who died in 1855. It is made of slate and features a moulded base and lid, along with moulded corners.
Local climate
2 Headstones Samuel King and Jane Peers and Tombchest of William Norway 1 Metre to South of West Tower of Egloshayle Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 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 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 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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