Kipling Tomb Circa 6 Metres South East 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. Tomb.
Kipling Tomb Circa 6 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- waning-facade-reed
- 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
- NY 947 256
- Coordinates
- 54.62569, -2.08257
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kipling tomb, located approximately 6 metres southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Mary, dates from around 1759 and commemorates John Kipling, as well as Elizabeth Kipling, who died in 1763. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a segmental-headed moulded slab that stands about 0.8 metres high. The east face of the tomb has an inscription dedicated to John and other family members, while the west face is more elaborate, with a shaped top panel and an inscription for Elizabeth Kipling, presented over a saltire.
Local climate
Kipling Tomb Circa 6 Metres South East 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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- 1 Group of Simpson, Walker and Kipling Tombs Approximately 6 Metres South of Church of St Mary
- 2 Kipling Headstone 12 Metres West of St Michael's Churchyard Entry
- 3 King family tomb 5 metres south-east of the chancel of St Mary's Church
- 4 Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 20 Metres South of the Chancel Wall of the Churchyard of St Mary
- 5 Pair of Kibble chest tombs approximately 3 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary
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