Pair of Headstones About 8 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1989. Pair of headstones.
Pair of Headstones About 8 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- lone-tin-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1989
- Type
- Pair of headstones
- OS grid reference
- SY 133 983
- Coordinates
- 50.77826, -3.23027
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of headstones located about 8 metres south-west of the tower of the Church of St Michael in Gittisham. They date from the late 18th century to early 19th century and are made of freestone. The southern headstone commemorates two members of the May family, with a memorial date of 1810. It features a round-headed design with a projecting moulding around the head that ends in carved flowers. An urn with drapes is also carved at the top, along with well-executed lettering. The northern headstone has an illegible inscription and a segmental arched head, with the moulding sweeping up to the left and right.
Local climate
Pair of Headstones About 8 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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