Tawton Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 1988. Headstone.

Tawton Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 February 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SS 548 082
Coordinates
50.85556, -4.06416
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tawton headstone, dated 1775, is located approximately 7 metres south of the Church of St Michael. This headstone commemorates Elizabeth Tawton and is made of slate. It features a square head with a decorative border.

Local climate

Tawton Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of Church of St Michael 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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