Simpson Headstone 9 Metres South-West of Parish Church Vestry is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Headstone.
Simpson Headstone 9 Metres South-West of Parish Church Vestry
- WRENN ID
- roaming-stair-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 927 577
- Coordinates
- 54.91409, -2.11411
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone, located 9 metres south-west of the parish church vestry, was erected in 1917. It is made of sandstone and features a small, well-cut design with a segmental top. The inscription commemorates Private J.W. Simpson and includes the crest of the Northumberland Fusiliers above the name, with a cross positioned below.
Local climate
Simpson Headstone 9 Metres South-West of Parish Church Vestry receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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