Turpins Grave Approximately 50 Metres from Entrance to St Georges Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1997. Grave.
Turpins Grave Approximately 50 Metres from Entrance to St Georges Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- stranded-zinc-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1997
- Type
- Grave
- OS grid reference
- SE 607 513
- Coordinates
- 53.95484, -1.07613
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Turpin's grave is located approximately 50 meters from the entrance to St George's churchyard in York. This headstone, dating from the early 20th century, commemorates Dick Turpin. It is made of stone and is a roughly dressed monolith about 0.6 meters high, featuring an elliptical head with painted and incised lettering. The inscription reads: "John Palmer otherwise Richard Turpin. The notorious highwayman and horse stealer executed at Tyburn April 7th 1739 and buried in St George's Churchyard." This grave is included for its historic interest.
Local climate
Turpins Grave Approximately 50 Metres from Entrance to St Georges Churchyard receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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