Group of 4 Headstones in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 1/2-7 Metres South of the South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Headstone.
Group of 4 Headstones in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 1/2-7 Metres South of the South Porch
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-rampart-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Group of 4 Headstones in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 1/2-7 Metres South of the South Porch, Stoke Orchard
- OS grid reference
- SO 904 294
- Coordinates
- 51.96372, -2.13973
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four headstones is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, approximately 4.5 to 7 metres south of the south porch. The group includes a pair of headstones and two single headstones made of limestone. The left-hand headstone is dedicated to Ann, the wife of Thomas Surman, who died in 1695, and features a winged cherub's head at the top. The right-hand headstone commemorates Philip and John Surman, with Philip having died in 1670 and John in 1680. This headstone has raised, deeply carved foliate decoration along the margins and also features a winged cherub's head at the top. There is an unidentified headstone approximately 2 metres to the east, which also has a winged cherub's head at the top, with an inscription flanked by stylized Ionic columns that have skulls at their bases. Additionally, there is a headstone about 4 metres west of a chest tomb, dedicated to Jane, the wife of John Surman, son of Thomas Surman, who died in 1678. This headstone includes a foliate margin and deeply incised scrollwork at the top.
Local climate
Group of 4 Headstones in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 1/2-7 Metres South of the South Porch receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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