3 Headstones (Walton and Horn), 12 Metres South of Church of St Romald is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Headstone.
3 Headstones (Walton and Horn), 12 Metres South of Church of St Romald
- WRENN ID
- under-jamb-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 995 221
- Coordinates
- 54.59409, -2.00898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of three small headstones located 12 meters south of the Church of St. Romald in Romaldkirk. The headstones commemorate William Walton, who died in 1758; Elizabeth Walton, who died in 1747; and Mary Horn, who died in 1767. They are all made of sandstone and are believed to have been crafted by the same mason. Each headstone features scrolled tops and recessed panels with simple inner edge mouldings. The reverse side of William Walton's headstone bears the inscription:
"Look mortal man as thou goes by
As thou are now so once was I,
As I am now so must thou be
prepare thyself to follow me."
Local climate
3 Headstones (Walton and Horn), 12 Metres South of Church of St Romald sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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