Toby Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1987. Headstone.
Toby Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- former-pier-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SY 020 952
- Coordinates
- 50.74857, -3.39019
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dated 1779, located approximately 1.5 metres south-east of the porch of the Church of St Mary in Rockbeare. It commemorates Thomas Toby and is made of limestone. The upright slab stands about 700 mm high and features a wave-shaped head. The word "here" is inscribed in Gothic lettering, while the remainder of the inscription uses Roman Serif upper and lower case lettering, noting the burial of Thomas Toby in 1779.
Local climate
Toby Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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