Arnold Head and Footstone Immediately to South of Aisle 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.

Arnold Head and Footstone Immediately to South of Aisle of Church of St Giles

WRENN ID
old-floor-fen
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
Address
Arnold Head and Footstone Immediately to South of Aisle of Church of St Giles, Little Torrington
OS grid reference
SS 491 168
Coordinates
50.93126, -4.14872
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The headstone and footstone of Andrew Arnold, who died in 1794, are located immediately to the south of the aisle of the Church of St. Giles in Little Torrington. Both stones are made of slate. The headstone is roundheaded and features decorative elements along the sides, with a winged angel's head inscribed at the top. The footstone includes a carved hourglass above the epitaph.

Local climate

Arnold Head and Footstone Immediately to South of Aisle 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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