Snell Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Headstone.
Snell Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- rooted-stronghold-dawn
- 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 736 908
- Coordinates
- 50.70356, -3.79051
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Snell headstone, located approximately 1.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of Holy Trinity, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1727 in memory of John Snell. This headstone is made of slate and features an upright slab that stands about 800mm high, topped with a shaped head. The front of the headstone is inscribed with Roman upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of John Snell in 1727.
Local climate
Snell Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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