Wood Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1987. Headstone.
Wood Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- over-sandstone-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SY 079 851
- Coordinates
- 50.65864, -3.30302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wood headstone, located approximately 7 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Michael in Otterton, dates from the mid-18th century and commemorates Mary Wood. Made of limestone, the upright slab features a square head and stands about 900mm high. The front includes a round-headed panel that slightly bows forward, framed by a moulded surround topped with a low relief carving of a winged cherub head. Carved ribbons with tasselled ends adorn the spandrels on either side. The inscription begins with the ornamental Gothic lettering of "Here lieth," followed by the rest of the text in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, which records the death of Mary Wood, though the date is not visible.
Local climate
Wood Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% 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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