Langmead Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Headstone.
Langmead Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- calm-string-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 619 935
- Coordinates
- 50.72473, -3.95733
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located approximately 1.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, dates from the early to mid-18th century and commemorates William and Ann Langmead. The upright slab stands about 700mm tall and features twin round beads, each containing a winged cherub's head. It is inscribed with large Roman serif letters, both upper and lower case, detailing the deaths of William and Ann Langmead, although the specific dates of their deaths are not visible.
Local climate
Langmead Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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