8 Headstones 5-15 Yards South-East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Headstones.
8 Headstones 5-15 Yards South-East of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-obsidian-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Headstones
- Address
- 8 Headstones 5-15 Yards South-East of Church of St Mary, the Green, Stamfordham
- OS grid reference
- NZ 076 720
- Coordinates
- 55.04247, -1.88129
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of eight sandstone headstones is located 5 to 15 yards southeast of the Church of St. Mary in Stamfordham.
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The headstone for William Potts dates from 1789 and features a scrolled pedimented top with an angel's head, flanked by angels holding symbols of eternity. Above, two additional angels hold a text.
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The headstone for Archibold and Margaret Goodfellow, from 1783 and 1789, has a scrolled pedimented top adorned with a crowned angel and symbols of eternity.
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David Barron's headstone, dated 1769, has a shaped and enriched top with a cherub and swags.
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Elizabeth Hall's headstone, from 1785, features a scrolled pedimented top with a sunk panel and enriched moulding, along with two angels and swags.
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Another headstone from 1791 has a worn inscription, a scrolled pedimented top, and a roundel bearing a coat of arms, flanked by symbols of death and eternity.
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A headstone from 1761 has a worn inscription and a segmental pedimented top with an angel.
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Mary Warton's headstone, dating from the mid-18th century, features a scrolled pedimented top with an angel.
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The headstone for John and Elizabeth White, from 1770, has a segmental top with a skull.
Local climate
8 Headstones 5-15 Yards South-East of Church of St Mary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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