Courtice Headstone About 2 Metres South of the Middle of the South Aisle of the Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1986. Headstone.

Courtice Headstone About 2 Metres South of the Middle of the South Aisle of the Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
carved-plinth-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1986
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 411 891
Coordinates
50.68042, -4.25012
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Courtice headstone, dating from the late 18th century, is located about 2 meters south of the middle of the south aisle of the Church of St Nicholas. This slate headstone features a nowy shape with canted corners and commemorates Oliver Courtice, who died in 1766. It is adorned with cherubim carvings at the head and has a verse below the inscription. The headstone is situated within iron railings on the south side of the church.

Local climate

Courtice Headstone About 2 Metres South of the Middle of the South Aisle of the Church of St Nicholas sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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