Coffin Stone Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Winifred is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. A Medieval Coffin stone.
Coffin Stone Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Winifred
- WRENN ID
- deep-render-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 1988
- Type
- Coffin stone
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SY 195 884
- Coordinates
- 50.69015, -3.14043
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The coffin stone, dating from the medieval period, is located approximately 2 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Winifred in Branscombe. Made of Beerstone ashlar, this stone coffin is positioned on its side and lacks a lid. The interior is shaped to accommodate a corpse, notably one of considerable height. Interestingly, this coffin does not originally belong to the churchyard; it was discovered alongside Weston Road in 1790 and subsequently relocated to its current position. The site is indicated on large scale Ordnance Survey maps.
Local climate
Coffin Stone Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Winifred receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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