Morton Tomb Circa 19 Metres South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Monument.
Morton Tomb Circa 19 Metres South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NY 947 256
- Coordinates
- 54.62566, -2.08248
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morton tomb, located approximately 19 metres south of the Church of St. Mary in Middleton in Teesdale, is a headstone dating from around 1741, dedicated to Mary and Martha Morton, who died in 1741 and 1723 respectively. It is made of sandstone ashlar and stands about 0.8 metres high. The tomb features a deeply moulded edge and a shaped top, with an inscription and verse on the front. The reverse side has fielded panels arranged in a saltire pattern beneath the shaped top panel.
Local climate
Morton Tomb Circa 19 Metres South of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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