Unnamed Gravestone Against East Wall of South Transept Circa 4 Metres South of South Wall of Nave of Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Gravestone.
Unnamed Gravestone Against East Wall of South Transept Circa 4 Metres South of South Wall of Nave of Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- former-storey-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1986
- Type
- Gravestone
- OS grid reference
- SS 479 309
- Coordinates
- 51.05798, -4.17062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This gravestone, dating from the 18th century, is located against the east wall of the south transept, approximately 4 metres south of the south wall of the Church of St John Baptist in Instow. It is made of slate and features a nowy-arched design with skulls flanking an hourglass. The inscription reads: "Here in this Grave lies Eight babes All of one Body Born God took them hence as he thought best To live with him in peace and rest."
Local climate
Unnamed Gravestone Against East Wall of South Transept Circa 4 Metres South of South Wall of Nave of Church of St John Baptist sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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