3 Powlesland Headstones Approximately 9 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Headstone.
3 Powlesland Headstones Approximately 9 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- frozen-mortar-moon
- 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 653 945
- Coordinates
- 50.73446, -3.91
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a row of three adjacent headstones located approximately 9 metres north of the aisle of the Church of St. Andrew in South Tawton. The two headstones from the 18th century are made of granite, while the early 19th-century headstone is made of slate. All three commemorate members of the Powlesland family.
The leftmost headstone is the earliest and stands about 350mm high with an elliptical head. Its front features a carved stylized winged cherub's head above an inscription in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, which records the death of Elizabeth Powlesland, although the date is not visible.
The right headstone is approximately 500mm high with a low elliptical head. It has a simple incised border and is inscribed in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the death of Robert Powlesland in 1796.
The central headstone, made of slate, stands about 1.20 metres high and has a shaped head carved with two angels holding a globe. The inscription begins with a word in Gothic lettering, followed by Roman serif upper and lower case lettering with some italicized text, recording the death of Thomas Powlesland in 1815. The Powlesland family continues to farm the parish from Powlesland Farmhouse.
Local climate
3 Powlesland Headstones Approximately 9 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Andrew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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