Penberthy Tombs and Cross Approximately 8 Metres West of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1994. Tomb.
Penberthy Tombs and Cross Approximately 8 Metres West of Church of St Michael
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1994
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 657 277
- Coordinates
- 50.10335, -5.27707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Penberthy tombs and cross, located approximately 8 metres west of the Church of St Michael in Helston, consist of a cross set on a pair of large chest tombs and a headstone. The cross may date from before the Conquest or be medieval in origin, while the headstone commemorates Henry Penberthy, who died in 1783 at the age of 64. The other tombs are likely from the mid-19th century. They are made of dressed granite, except for the slate headstone which features an incised inscription and has a low-pitched head. The two linked rectangular tombs support a wheelhead cross with a flared Greek cross in relief, positioned over the monolithic side of the chest tomb, which bears the incised inscription "PENBERTHY."
Local climate
Penberthy Tombs and Cross Approximately 8 Metres West of Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% 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 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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