Wray Tomb Circa 6 Metres South East of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1987. Headstone.
Wray Tomb Circa 6 Metres South East of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- young-floor-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 187 554
- Coordinates
- 54.8936, -1.7088
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wray tomb, located approximately 6 metres southeast of the Church of St. Margaret, is a headstone dating from around 1678, dedicated to John Wray. It is made of sandstone and stands about half a metre high, featuring a scrolled top with simple foliage on either side. The Wray family resided at Beamish Hall, but their estate was sequestered following the Civil War. This tomb is included for its historical significance.
Local climate
Wray Tomb Circa 6 Metres South East of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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