Pair of Blatchford Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Headstones.

Pair of Blatchford Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St St Peter

WRENN ID
fallow-chancel-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1987
Type
Headstones
OS grid reference
SX 513 777
Coordinates
50.58048, -4.10128
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of headstones from 1777, located approximately 10 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Peter in Peter Tavy. They commemorate a father and son, both named Oliver Blatchford, with the son having died at the age of 6 months. The headstones are made of slate and feature nowy heads. The headstone for Oliver the Elder includes a carved recumbent figure with winged angel's heads on either side, along with the inscription "REMEMBER DEATH" above. The headstone for Oliver the Younger has a simple winged angel's head carved at the top.

Local climate

Pair of Blatchford Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St St Peter 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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