Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 4-7 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter Ad Vincula is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1987. Graveyard.
Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 4-7 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter Ad Vincula
- WRENN ID
- weathered-fireplace-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 1987
- Type
- Graveyard
- Address
- Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 4-7 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, Church Street, Combe Martin
- OS grid reference
- SS 586 462
- Coordinates
- 51.19827, -4.02491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four gravestones located approximately 4 to 7 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St. Peter ad Vincula in Combe Martin. Dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century, the gravestones are made of slate and feature a nowy-arched design. One headstone commemorates John Wade, a mariner who died in 1814, and includes an angel's bust at the top. Its corresponding footstone has an urn at the head and bears the verse "Farewell my dear and loving wife." Another headstone is dedicated to Eleanor Symons, with her footstone also featuring an urn at the head and the inscription "Free from all care and pain..."
Local climate
Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 4-7 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter Ad Vincula sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% 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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