Vardy Headstone Circa 15 Yards West of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Headstone.
Vardy Headstone Circa 15 Yards West of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- night-pavement-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NU 066 119
- Coordinates
- 55.4014, -1.89733
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Vardy headstone, located approximately 15 yards west of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Whittingham Village, dates back to 1734 and commemorates Margaret Vardy, with later dates also inscribed. This headstone is made of sandstone and stands about 3 feet high. It features an arched top that is intricately carved with an angel. The reverse side of the headstone displays a well-carved memento mori.
Local climate
Vardy Headstone Circa 15 Yards West of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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