Grave Cover 1.5 Metres East of Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. A C12-13 Grave cover.

Grave Cover 1.5 Metres East of Church of St John the Evangelist

WRENN ID
lost-keystone-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1988
Type
Grave cover
OS grid reference
NZ 262 314
Coordinates
54.67763, -1.59445
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This grave cover, located 1.5 metres east of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, is a double slab dating from the late 12th century or early 13th century. It is made of sandstone ashlar and measures approximately one metre long and 0.5 metre wide. The slab is tapered, with a top that is chamfered and grooved to create a paired tapered shape. Each slab features a faint incised cross, with the head of the cross carved in relief.

Local climate

Grave Cover 1.5 Metres East of Church of St John the Evangelist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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