Headstone 2 Metres South 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 2 Metres South of Chancel at Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene
- WRENN ID
- standing-barrel-ebony
- 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
- 51.82406, -0.91889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located 2 meters south of the chancel at the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene, dates from 1711 and is made of ironstone. It features a rectangular inscription panel above a chamfered lower frame, flanked by upright consoles and a small moulded cornice. The crown of the headstone displays a winged putti head with tasseled drops from the tips of its wings. The inscription reads: "Here lyeth the Body of Mary, Wife of John Parslowe who Departed this life August Ye 22, 1711 aged 33 years."
Local climate
Headstone 2 Metres South 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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