Woodbury Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1988. Monument.
Woodbury Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sacred-storey-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 076 166
- Coordinates
- 50.9416, -3.31625
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Woodbury headstone, located approximately 10 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1746. It commemorates John Woodbury and is made of local grey limestone. The headstone is an upright slab that stands about 800mm high and features a segmental head. The front of the stone has an incised frame and is inscribed with Roman serif capitals, including some words in italic lettering. The inscription records the death of John Woodbury in 1746.
Local climate
Woodbury Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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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