Headstone of Mary Osburn 10 Metres to South of South Aisle of Egloshayle Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. Headstone.
Headstone of Mary Osburn 10 Metres to South of South Aisle of Egloshayle Church
- WRENN ID
- ancient-slate-owl
- 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
- SX 000 718
- Coordinates
- 50.5126, -4.82115
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone commemorating Mary Osburn, located 10 metres south of the south aisle of Egloshayle Church. It dates from 1791 and is made of slate. The headstone features a segmental arched top and is inscribed with both upper and lower case lettering that has serifs. At the bottom, there are three urns depicted in shallow relief. The inscription honors Mary, a faithful servant who died at the age of 25 in Pencarrow, stating that she was "esteemed by her master and mistress and beloved by all her fellow servants."
Local climate
Headstone of Mary Osburn 10 Metres to South of South Aisle 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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