Pillman Headstone Approximately 10 Metres to South of 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.

Pillman Headstone Approximately 10 Metres to South of Church of St Giles

WRENN ID
noble-quoin-foxglove
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 491 168
Coordinates
50.93117, -4.14851
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Pillman headstone, located approximately 10 metres south of the Church of St Giles, is a memorial to Elizabeth Pillman who died in 1779. It is made of slate and features a nowy head design.

Local climate

Pillman Headstone Approximately 10 Metres to South of Church of St Giles sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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  4. Churchyard Lych Gate to East of Church of St Giles Grade II 29 m
  5. Chestnut Cottage Grade II 37 m
  6. Former Granary Immediately to North of Torridge House Grade II 65 m
  7. Hayes Grade II 127 m
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