Pepperell Headstone About 8 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1991. A C18 Headstone.
Pepperell Headstone About 8 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- strange-remnant-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1991
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 821 450
- Coordinates
- 50.29316, -3.65631
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to Robin Pepperell, located about 8 metres northwest of the north porch of the Church of St James in Slapton. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of slate. The headstone features a nowey head with shaped shoulders, although one shoulder has been broken off. The east side of the headstone has an incised compass at the top and an inscription below in both upper and lower case with serifs, stating "Robin Pepperell of Owlacombe in this parish" who died in 1795.
Local climate
Pepperell Headstone About 8 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St James receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% 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 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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