Leyburn Tombs Circa 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Ebba is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1987. Tomb.
Leyburn Tombs Circa 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Ebba
- WRENN ID
- plain-transept-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett MP: Liz Twist (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 103 554
- Coordinates
- 54.89361, -1.84005
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Leyburn tombs, located approximately 7 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. Ebba, consist of two chest tombs dating from around 1724 and 1795. They are made of sandstone ashlar. The first tomb commemorates Edward Leybourn, who died in 1724, along with members of his family up to 1873. It features panelled sides with corner and mid-side pilasters that are decorated with symbols of death, and a moulded top slab that includes an inscription. The second tomb is for James Leybourn, who died in 1795, and also includes members of his family up to 1839. This tomb is a plain stone chest with a moulded top slab and an inscription.
Local climate
Leyburn Tombs Circa 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Ebba receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% 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 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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