Group of 3 Soper Headstones About 11 Metres East of the East Wall of the Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Headstone.
Group of 3 Soper Headstones About 11 Metres East of the East Wall of the Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- western-chamber-lichen
- 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 447 876
- Coordinates
- 50.66738, -4.19815
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three headstones located about 11 meters east of the east wall of the Church of St George. They date from the early and late 18th century and are made of slate. Two of the headstones face west, while one faces east. The northern west-facing headstone commemorates Richard Soper, who was buried in 1735. It has a round head with scratch mouldings and features elaborate initial letters in the inscription. The southern west-facing headstone commemorates John Soper of Broadley, who was buried in 1704, and has a similar design with a fleur de lis carved at the top. The third headstone, located about 2 meters to the west, commemorates Ann Soper, who was buried in 1781. It has a stepped head and includes a verse below the inscription.
Local climate
Group of 3 Soper Headstones About 11 Metres East of the East Wall of the Church of St George sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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