Headstone of John Kittow 2 Metres to East of Vestry of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Cemetery monument.
Headstone of John Kittow 2 Metres to East of Vestry of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- lesser-minaret-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1989
- Type
- Cemetery monument
- OS grid reference
- SX 233 874
- Coordinates
- 50.66021, -4.5006
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone from 1779, located 2 metres east of the vestry of the Church of St Nicholas in Tresmeer, Churchtown. It commemorates John Kittow, who died in 1779, as well as his son William, who also died in 1779. The headstone is made of slate and features a segmental arched head with curved shoulders. The inscriptions are in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Headstone of John Kittow 2 Metres to East of Vestry of Church of St Nicholas sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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