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
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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