Hill Headstone Approximately 3 Metres West of the Tower of the Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1989. Headstone.
Hill Headstone Approximately 3 Metres West of the Tower of the Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- muffled-soffit-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 119 085
- Coordinates
- 50.87015, -3.25211
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dated 1791, located approximately 3 metres west of the tower of the Church of St James. It commemorates John Hill and is made of hamstone ashlar. The upright slab stands about 1.2 metres high and features a shaped head carved with an hourglass, flanked by winged cherub's heads and scrolls. Below this, a rectangular frame is adorned with carved foliage. The inscription is in cursive italic lettering, recording the death of John Hill in 1791.
Local climate
Hill Headstone Approximately 3 Metres West of the Tower of the Church of St James receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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