Knight Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1988. Headstone.
Knight Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- muffled-sentry-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 202 075
- Coordinates
- 50.86171, -3.13504
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Knight headstone, dated 1710, is located approximately 15 metres south-east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Upottery. This Grade II listed headstone commemorates George Knight. It is made of hamstone and stands about 1.1 metres high with a shaped head. The front features a reeded frame and a carved winged cherub's head at the top. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, noting the death of George Knight in 1810.
Local climate
Knight Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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