Headstone 13 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel at Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Headstone.
Headstone 13 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel at Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene
- WRENN ID
- dusk-dormer-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 746 144
- Coordinates
- 51.82398, -0.91883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dated 1718, is located 13 meters south of the southeast corner of the chancel at the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Upper Winchendon. It is made of ironstone and features an inscription set within a moulded framed stepped cross panel. The top and the adjacent lower steps are adorned with bases or urns containing flowers, while the next step down includes hourglasses. The lower half of the headstone is decorated with scrolls and foliage. The inscription is mostly illegible, except for the date.
Local climate
Headstone 13 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel at Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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