Noraway Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South West of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Headstone.

Noraway Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South West of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
quartered-footing-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1986
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SS 472 286
Coordinates
51.0367, -4.18027
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Noraway headstone, dated 1787, is located approximately 11 metres south-west of the south-west corner of the west tower of the Church of St Peter. It is made of slate and features a straight head with an incised segmental arch. The headstone commemorates the death of James Noraway in 1787.

Local climate

Noraway Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South West of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St Peter 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 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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