Pair of Headstones at Head and Foot of Berry Grave Approximately 13 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Headstone.
Pair of Headstones at Head and Foot of Berry Grave Approximately 13 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fossil-buttress-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SS 591 231
- Coordinates
- 50.99003, -4.00885
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of gravestones from 1781 located at the head and foot of the Berry grave, approximately 13 metres south of the south-west corner of the nave of the Church of St Mary in Atherington. The gravestones are made of slate and feature straight heads with foliated decoration at the corners. The headstone bears an inscription dedicated to Deborah Berry, who died in 1781, stating "in hope of a Joyful Resurrection to Eternal Life." The stone at the foot of the grave includes a verse that reads, "As you am now so once was I As I am now so shall you be My Glass's run my Grave you see Prepare for Death and follow me."
Local climate
Pair of Headstones at Head and Foot of Berry Grave Approximately 13 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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