2 Headstones About 5 Metres South of the Church Porch of St James the Apostle is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1988. Headstone.
2 Headstones About 5 Metres South of the Church Porch of St James the Apostle
- WRENN ID
- wild-brass-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 836 850
- Coordinates
- 50.65323, -3.64773
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two headstones located about 5 metres south of the church porch of St James the Apostle in Christow date from the late 18th century. The northern headstone is taller, featuring canted corners and an angel carved at the top. Its inscription, although worn, commemorates Nathan Home, who died in 1753, though the surname is not entirely legible. The southern headstone has a scrolled head, but its inscription is illegible.
Local climate
2 Headstones About 5 Metres South of the Church Porch of St James the Apostle receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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