Headstone of W and P Hocken 2.5 Metres to South of East End of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. Headstone.

Headstone of W and P Hocken 2.5 Metres to South of East End of Chancel of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
western-nave-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 080 788
Coordinates
50.57795, -4.71195
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone from 1778, located 2.5 metres south of the east end of the chancel of the Church of St Michael. It commemorates William Hocken of Tregreenwill and his wife Priscilla. The headstone is made of slate and features a rectangular shape with a decorative angel's head.

Local climate

Headstone of W and P Hocken 2.5 Metres to South of East End of Chancel of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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