Headstone and Footstone Approximately 2 Metres to South of East End of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1986. Headstone, footstone.
Headstone and Footstone Approximately 2 Metres to South of East End of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hollow-plaster-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1986
- Type
- Headstone, footstone
- OS grid reference
- SE 456 931
- Coordinates
- 54.33196, -1.30005
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone and footstone located approximately 2 metres south of the east end of the chancel of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of stone. The headstone features a shaped top and has a well-lettered inscription that reads, "Comfort / of lite she to the / living gave, whole / ---- on number'd / --- beyond...". The footstone, which is positioned next to the headstone, has a V-incised margin and five narrow concave topped niches.
Local climate
Headstone and Footstone Approximately 2 Metres to South of East End of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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