Lang Headstone Approximately 3 Metres East South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Headstone.

Lang Headstone Approximately 3 Metres East South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1993
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 711 565
Coordinates
50.39456, -3.8142
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone dated 1791, located approximately 3 metres east-south-east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in North Huish. It is made of slate and features a square head. On either side of the front, there are two pilasters with incised zigzag decoration in the arch above. The headstone contains an inscription in memory of John Lang and includes the name of the mason, R Shepheard of Modbury, inscribed at the bottom.

Local climate

Lang Headstone Approximately 3 Metres East South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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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