Heard Headstone Circa 1/2 Metre East of East End of South Aisle of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1988. A C19 Headstone.

Heard Headstone Circa 1/2 Metre East of East End of South Aisle of Church of St John

WRENN ID
calm-timber-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SS 642 227
Coordinates
50.98846, -3.93548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Heard Headstone is located about half a meter east of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St. John in Satterleigh. This twin headstone dates from the mid-19th century and was created by R. Folland of King's Nympton. It is made of slate and features twin incised pointed arches with inscriptions dedicated to John, who died in 1855, and Elizabeth Heard, who died in 1862, along with verses at the base.

Local climate

Heard Headstone Circa 1/2 Metre East of East End of South Aisle of Church of St John receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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