Anonymous Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South South East of Tower of 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.
Anonymous Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South South East of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- ruined-postern-aspen
- 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 080 851
- Coordinates
- 50.65858, -3.3026
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an anonymous headstone dated 1739, located approximately 11 metres south-south-east of the tower of the Church of St Michael in Otterton. Made of limestone, the upright slab stands about 800 mm high and features a shaped head. The flat front has a moulded frame that ends in a bifurcated scroll at the top. Below this is a winged cherub head in low relief. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the death of an unnamed lady in 1739, concluding with a biblical quote. The inscription, although worn, is still legible and notably does not include a name, beginning with the words: "Here lyeth the body of her who departed this life....(etc)".
Local climate
Anonymous Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South South East of Tower of 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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