Luxton Headstone Approximately 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Matthew is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Headstone.
Luxton Headstone Approximately 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Matthew
- WRENN ID
- weathered-ember-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SS 698 076
- Coordinates
- 50.85353, -3.85051
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 19th-century headstone located approximately 12 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Matthew, commemorating Elizabeth Luxton. The upright, square-headed slab stands about 0.8 metres high. The front features a nowy-headed plaque with the word 'Sacred' displayed in ornate Gothic lettering, followed by a record of Elizabeth Luxton's death in 1789, written in both upper and lower case Roman serif. The shallow bas-relief frame is decorated with floral designs and includes a Biblical quote around the top. The stone is covered in lichen and bears a signature, although only part of it, indicating it is from Winkleigh, is legible.
Local climate
Luxton Headstone Approximately 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Matthew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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