Group of 6 Gravestones Circa 3-5 Metres South of South East Corner of Nave of Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1987. Gravestones.
Group of 6 Gravestones Circa 3-5 Metres South of South East Corner of Nave of Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- tangled-hammer-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 1987
- Type
- Gravestones
- Address
- Group of 6 Gravestones Circa 3-5 Metres South of South East Corner of Nave of Church of St Thomas, Kentisbury, North Devon
- OS grid reference
- SS 622 438
- Coordinates
- 51.17701, -3.97154
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of six gravestones located approximately 3 to 5 metres south of the southeast corner of the nave of the Church of St Thomas. They date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of slate with shaped heads.
One headstone features a nowy arch with an angel's bust at the top and an inscription dedicated to Mary Blackmore, who died in 1806. It is accompanied by a footstone that has a central urn above verses, which include the line, "Within this Grave lo! here doth lie A man of strict Integrity In all his Dealings Just and True," among others.
Another headstone commemorates Richard Frost, who died in 1821, and his wife. This headstone also has an angel's bust above the inscription and is paired with a footstone that features a verse around the head and elaborate urn decoration. The verse reads, "How many pompous words are often spread To Number up the virtues of the dead. Vain use of praise since all mankind must know The judgement day alone will plainly show."
Additionally, there is a footstone with a central urn above the verse, "Farewell my wife and children dear Now I am gone don't shed a tear As I am now so must you be Therefore prepare to follow me."
Local climate
Group of 6 Gravestones Circa 3-5 Metres South of South East Corner of Nave of Church of St Thomas sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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