Cobley Headstone Approximately 3 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Headstone.
Cobley Headstone Approximately 3 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Michael
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 697 967
- Coordinates
- 50.75527, -3.84806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dated 1844, located approximately 3 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Michael in Spreyton. It commemorates Thomas Cobley and is made of limestone. The upright slab stands about 1.2 metres high and features a shaped head. The inscription includes Gothic lettering for the first word, with the remainder in plain capitals and some italics. It records the deaths of Thomas Cobley, gentleman, in 1844, his wife Elizabeth in 1839, and his nephew William in 1837. Thomas Cobley is known as "Uncle Tom Cobley" from the famous folk song "Widecombe Fair."
Local climate
Cobley Headstone Approximately 3 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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