Stone Tablet at Bloody Corner (Approximately 700 Yards East of St Margaret's Church) is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1973. Monument.
Stone Tablet at Bloody Corner (Approximately 700 Yards East of St Margaret's Church)
- WRENN ID
- south-zinc-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1973
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SS 454 292
- Coordinates
- 51.04158, -4.20583
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stone tablet at Bloody Corner, located approximately 700 yards east of St Margaret's Church, is likely from the late 19th century. It features a moulded stone frame and base, commemorating the battle between Alfred and King Hubba the Dane, who died in 892 AD. The tablet includes the Chappell crest, and the lettering is characteristic of the late 19th century.
Local climate
Stone Tablet at Bloody Corner (Approximately 700 Yards East of St Margaret's Church) 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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