Nixon Headstone 2 Metres South of South-West Corner of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Headstone.
Nixon Headstone 2 Metres South of South-West Corner of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- stony-steeple-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 919 713
- Coordinates
- 55.03674, -2.12676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nixon headstone, dating from 1822, is located 2 metres south of the south-west corner of the Church of St. Peter in Humshaugh Village. Made of sandstone, the headstone features a shaped top with a central panel that displays an urn and antefixae adorned with palmette ornamentation. The inscription below commemorates Thomas Nixon, a mason and operative builder of the chapel. This headstone is included for its historic interest.
Local climate
Nixon Headstone 2 Metres South of South-West Corner of Church of St Peter receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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