Jeffery Headstone About 7 Metres South West of the Porch of the Church of St Constantine is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Headstone.
Jeffery Headstone About 7 Metres South West of the Porch of the Church of St Constantine
- WRENN ID
- tired-footing-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1985
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 407 792
- Coordinates
- 50.59132, -4.25151
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located about 7 meters south-west of the porch of the Church of St Constantine, dates from the late 18th century. Made of slate, it commemorates John Jeffery, who died in 1766, along with other members of the Jeffery family. The headstone features a truncated ogee peak at the top, with a clock face and cherubs carved above. It has a moulded border and an ornamental capital at the start of the inscription.
Local climate
Jeffery Headstone About 7 Metres South West of the Porch of the Church of St Constantine sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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