Headstone About 14 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church 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.
Headstone About 14 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St James the Apostle
- WRENN ID
- night-minaret-saffron
- 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
- 50.6532, -3.6476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located about 14 metres southeast of the porch of the Church of St James the Apostle, dates from the mid-18th century. It is made of stone and features a segmental arched head with scrolled corners. The headstone commemorates Elizabeth Lan, although the remainder of her name is illegible, and notes her death in 1749. A death's head is carved at the top of the headstone.
Local climate
Headstone About 14 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church 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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