Headstone of Thomas Key 2 Metres Wouth East of Junction of South Aisle and South Transept of Church of St Breock is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. Headstone.
Headstone of Thomas Key 2 Metres Wouth East of Junction of South Aisle and South Transept of Church of St Breock
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SW 977 717
- Coordinates
- 50.51013, -4.85441
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone from 1753, located 2 metres southeast of the junction of the south aisle and south transept of the Church of St Breock. It commemorates Thomas, the son of John and Elizabeth Key, who passed away in the same year. The headstone is made of slate and features rectangular shape with inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering, complete with serifs.
Local climate
Headstone of Thomas Key 2 Metres Wouth East of Junction of South Aisle and South Transept of Church of St Breock sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% 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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