Coxson Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. Headstone.
Coxson Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- fallen-pinnacle-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SY 172 964
- Coordinates
- 50.76171, -3.17491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coxson headstone, located approximately 6 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Michael, is a Grade II listed memorial dated 1763 in memory of John Coxson. It is made of upright Beerstone and features a flat top with concave corners. The front of the headstone has a moulded frame, and above the inscription is a carved winged cherub's head. The inscription begins with one word in italic lettering, while the remainder is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of John Coxson in 1763.
Local climate
Coxson Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South of the Nave 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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