Hawking Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. Headstone.

Hawking Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
muffled-rampart-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SS 478 134
Coordinates
50.90069, -4.16533
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hawking headstone, located approximately 10 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Peter in Petersmarland, is a Grade II listed structure. Dated 1780 and 1786, it commemorates Mary and John Hawking, who both died as infants. The headstone is made of slate and features an inscribed arch and columns, with a winged angel's head in each spandrel. An epitaph is located below the main inscription.

Local climate

Hawking Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% 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 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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