Symons Headstone About 5 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Headstone.
Symons Headstone About 5 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- silent-hinge-finch
- 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 434 828
- Coordinates
- 50.62426, -4.21443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 18th century headstone located about 5 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St Mary. The slate headstone features a segmental arched top and commemorates John Symons, who died in 1767, along with other members of the Symons family. At the top, there is a carved winged cherub's head above the inscription and a verse.
Local climate
Symons Headstone About 5 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Mary 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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