Canterbury Headstone Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Petrock is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1987. Headstone.
Canterbury Headstone Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Petrock
- WRENN ID
- spare-barrel-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SY 017 912
- Coordinates
- 50.71229, -3.39239
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dated 1833, is located approximately 4 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Petrock in Farringdon. It commemorates John Canterbury and is made of slate. The upright slab stands about 1.2 metres high and features a shaped head. At the top, there is a low bas relief carving of an angel within a roundel, flanked by drapery on each side. The carving is supported by fluted pilasters with moulded caps and bases. The inscription, which records the death of John Canterbury in 1833, is set in a separate frame.
Local climate
Canterbury Headstone Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Petrock receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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