Brinsmead Headstone Approximately 31 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1989. Headstone.

Brinsmead Headstone Approximately 31 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles

WRENN ID
forgotten-jade-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 February 1989
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SS 532 189
Coordinates
50.95118, -4.09006
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Brinmead headstone, dated 1788, is located approximately 31 metres south-south-west of the tower of the Church of St Giles in the Wood. This headstone commemorates Grace Brinmead and is made of slate. It features an upright slab that stands about 450 millimetres tall with rounded corners. At the top, there is a carved winged cherub's head, flanked by scrolled decoration, with additional scrolls down the sides. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, noting the death of Grace Brinmead in 1788 and her daughter Mary. The stone has been repositioned to its current location.

Local climate

Brinsmead Headstone Approximately 31 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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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