Smyth Headstone Circa 14 Metres South West of West Tower of Church of St Petrocks is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1987. Headstone.
Smyth Headstone Circa 14 Metres South West of West Tower of Church of St Petrocks
- WRENN ID
- riven-groin-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SS 674 449
- Coordinates
- 51.1882, -3.89807
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smyth Headstone, located approximately 14 metres south-west of the west tower of the Church of St. Petrocks in Parracombe, is a Grade II listed headstone dating from 1846, created by Watts. It is made of slate and features a straight-headed design. The headstone is adorned with urns on either side of a depiction of a hand cutting down a flower, accompanied by an inscription and verse dedicated to Elizabeth Smyth, who passed away in 1846.
Local climate
Smyth Headstone Circa 14 Metres South West of West Tower of Church of St Petrocks sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 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 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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