Gifford Headstone Approximately 20 Metres East North East of Aisle of 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.

Gifford Headstone Approximately 20 Metres East North East of Aisle of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
cold-rubblework-linden
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
50.75569, -3.84761
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gifford headstone, dated 1771, is located approximately 20 metres east-north-east of the aisle of the Church of St Mary in Spreyton. This headstone commemorates Joan Gifford and is made of slate. It features an upright slab with a shaped head, standing about 1 meter high. The top of the headstone is carved with a winged cherub's head, positioned above an inscription in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering that notes the death of Joan Gifford in 1771.

Local climate

Gifford Headstone Approximately 20 Metres East North East of Aisle of 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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