Rutter Headstone 12metres South of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1986. Headstone.

Rutter Headstone 12metres South of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
former-span-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1986
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
NZ 248 223
Coordinates
54.59567, -1.61621
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rutter headstone, located 12 metres south of the Church of St. Michael, is a small sandstone headstone dating from 1732. It features a shaped rounded top and a raised moulded edge. The inscription is of good quality and reads: "Jane ye Daughter of John and Jane Rutter Died ye 16th of August 1732 Aged 6 years. George their Son Died ye 17th of May 1738 Agd. 11wks. Elizabeth their Daughter Died ye 22nd of June 1761 Aged 56 Years."

Local climate

Rutter Headstone 12metres South of Church of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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