Headstone of William Stenlake 2 1/2 Metres to South of Chancel of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Headstone.
Headstone of William Stenlake 2 1/2 Metres to South of Chancel of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- worn-truss-brook
- 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 375 792
- Coordinates
- 50.59068, -4.2958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to William Stenlake, located 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the parish church. It dates from 1758 and is made of slatestone, featuring a shouldered nowy head. The inscription is well engraved in lower case lettering with serifs. Above the inscription is a winged angel's head, and the verse reads: "Weep not for me my loving Wife Since I'm but Call'd from this vain life Divided by Death we must remain Till we in Heaven meet again."
Local climate
Headstone of William Stenlake 2 1/2 Metres to South of Chancel of Parish Church 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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