Vigars and Bickell Monuments in the Churchyard About 3m South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. A C18 Monument.

Vigars and Bickell Monuments in the Churchyard About 3m South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
scattered-spire-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Vigars and Bickell Monuments in the Churchyard About 3m South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter, Lamerton
OS grid reference
SX 451 770
Coordinates
50.57273, -4.1887
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Vigars and Bickell monuments are two headstones located in the churchyard about 3 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St Peter in Lamerton. These headstones date from the 18th century and are made of slate. The headstone for Sarah Bickell, dated 1774, features a nowy head with a carved vase and stylised flowers, along with a valedictory quatrain. The headstone for Patience Vigars, dated 1740, also has a nowy head and includes a skull, heart, hourglass, vase, and stylised flowers, accompanied by valedictory verses. Both headstones display good lettering.

Local climate

Vigars and Bickell Monuments in the Churchyard About 3m South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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