Maggoty Johnson's Grave is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1985. Grave.
Maggoty Johnson's Grave
- WRENN ID
- quartered-iron-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1985
- Type
- Grave
- Address
- Maggoty Johnson's Grave, Maggoty Lane, Gawsworth
- OS grid reference
- SJ 888 701
- Coordinates
- 53.22854, -2.16789
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Maggoty Johnson’s Grave consists of two table tombs situated off Maggoty Lane, within Maggoty Johnson’s Wood. The first tomb, dated 1773, comprises a stone slab set upon a 20th-century brick plinth. It is a rectangular stone raised on a brick base and features an inscription dedicated to Samuel Johnson, who adopted the pseudonym Lord Flame. The inscription details his eccentric genius and desire for a burial in this secluded location, noting his skills as a wit, musician, poet, player, and dancing master, and expressing a preference for a quiet burial avoiding disputes. A second, 19th-century commemorative and admonitory slab stands adjacent. This ashlar stone, with brick foundations, is slightly raised above ground level and bears an inscription. The inscription serves as a warning to passersby to consider their mortality and choose between the paths of faith and damnation, referencing the Judgement Day.
Local climate
Maggoty Johnson's Grave sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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