Headstone About 12 Metres South of the West End of the Aisle of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Headstone.
Headstone About 12 Metres South of the West End of the Aisle of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- salt-outpost-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SS 942 071
- Coordinates
- 50.8543, -3.50422
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from the late 18th century, is located about 12 metres south of the west end of the aisle of the Church of St Mary in Bickleigh. It is made of slate and features a later lead capping to help preserve the inscription. The headstone has a shouldered design with a rounded top. While some parts of the inscription are difficult to read, it is significant as it recounts the presumably accidental death of Edward Gibb, a parishioner. The inscription states that he was killed by a knife wound while assisting Rob. Hulsey in butchering a pig at Little Burn in the parish. The injury, located in his right thigh, caused him to bleed excessively, leading to his death within 15 minutes on Monday, December 21, 1794, at the age of 52 years.
Local climate
Headstone About 12 Metres South of the West End of the Aisle of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% 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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