Parkin Tomb Circa 8 Metres South of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Tomb.
Parkin Tomb Circa 8 Metres South of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- woven-bracket-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 127 308
- Coordinates
- 54.67283, -1.80426
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parkin tomb, located approximately 8 metres south of the Church of St. James, is a Grade II listed headstone commemorating Christopher Parkin, who died in 1807, along with family members from 1752 to 1820. The tomb features a sandstone ashlar slab that stands about 1.6 metres high, topped with a shaped design. The small pecked top panel displays two low-relief winged cherubs. A long inscription reads, "In Commemoration and Affection was Erected this Stone by Elizabeth Parkin the Disconsolate widow of the above Michael Parkin and Jane and Alice his two surviving daughters." The rear of the tomb is inscribed with "ALLAH KERIM" and "The Providence of GOD is great," along with further commemorations of family members.
Local climate
Parkin Tomb Circa 8 Metres South of Church of St James receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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