Mudge Headstone Approximately 12 Metres East of Chancel of Church of the 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.
Mudge Headstone Approximately 12 Metres East of Chancel of Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- steep-soffit-moth
- 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
- 50.70355, -3.79011
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mudge headstone, dated 1830, is located approximately 12 metres east of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Drewsteignton. This headstone is made of slate and stands about 900mm high. It features a shaped, round head adorned with acroteria that are carved with flames. The headstone has a simple border of repeated intersecting arcs. The decorative scrollwork is carved above the first word "Sacred," which is inscribed in Gothic lettering. The remainder of the inscription is in Roman upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of Thomas Mudge in 1830.
Local climate
Mudge Headstone Approximately 12 Metres East of Chancel of Church of the 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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