Arscott Headstone Approximately 0.1m South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1986. Headstone.
Arscott Headstone Approximately 0.1m South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- moated-clay-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SS 770 000
- Coordinates
- 50.78663, -3.74612
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Arscott headstone, located approximately 0.1 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew, dates from around 1828. It commemorates William and Mary Arscott. Made of slate, this upright slab stands about 1.4 meters high and features an elegantly shaped head. The inscription is in Roman serif capitals, detailing the death of William Arscott in 1828 and his wife Mary in 1825. Decorative elements include inscribed stars at the top shoulders, scrolled decoration beneath the inscription, and a heart containing a short poetic epithet in cursive script.
Local climate
Arscott Headstone Approximately 0.1m South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% 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 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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