Table Tomb to Henry Bincks, 4 1/2 Metres West of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Tomb.

Table Tomb to Henry Bincks, 4 1/2 Metres West of Church of St Giles

WRENN ID
gilded-frieze-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
NY 992 135
Coordinates
54.51696, -2.01273
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The table tomb to Henry Bincks, dated 1691, is located 4.5 metres west of the Church of St. Giles. It is made of sandstone and features a thick horizontal slab with a chamfered bottom edge. This slab rests on heavy end slabs and is roughly inscribed with the words: "HERE LIES HENERY (sic) BINCKS BURIED OCTO. 1. 1691."

Local climate

Table Tomb to Henry Bincks, 4 1/2 Metres West of Church of St Giles sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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