Dench Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1987. Headstone.
Dench Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- narrow-mullion-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SY 080 851
- Coordinates
- 50.65872, -3.30269
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dench headstone, located approximately 9 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael in Otterton, is a Grade II listed headstone dated 1776 in memory of Andrew Dench. Made of limestone, this upright slab stands about 700mm high and features a shaped top. The front of the headstone has a moulded frame and is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of Andrew Dench in 1776.
Local climate
Dench Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% 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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