Hencley Headstone Approximately 16m South of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1986. Headstone.

Hencley Headstone Approximately 16m South of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
silent-alcove-barley
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 727 006
Coordinates
50.7913, -3.80695
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hencley Headstone, dated 1789, is located approximately 16 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St Bartholomew. This headstone is made of limestone and features an upright slab that stands about 800 millimeters high. It has a nowy head and concave top corners. The inscription is in both upper and lower case letters, commemorating the burial of Mary Hencley in 1789.

Local climate

Hencley Headstone Approximately 16m South of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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