Parkin Tombs Circa 12 Metres South West of Porch 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. A 18th century Tomb.
Parkin Tombs Circa 12 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lost-sill-birch
- 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
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- NY 947 256
- Coordinates
- 54.62564, -2.08257
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parkin tombs, located about 12 metres south-west of the porch of the Church of St. Mary in Middleton in Teesdale, date from around 1793. The headstone commemorates John Parkin, who was the son of John Parkin Senior, a bridge builder from Staindrop. John Parkin died on February 14, 1793, at the age of 78. The headstone is made of sandstone ashlar and features a half marigold carved in a segmental head, standing one metre high.
Local climate
Parkin Tombs Circa 12 Metres South West of Porch 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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