Swift graveslab approximately 20 metres west of south porch of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1987. A 18th century Graveslab.

Swift graveslab approximately 20 metres west of south porch of Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
second-gargoyle-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North MP: Dan Jarvis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1987
Type
Graveslab
OS grid reference
SE 310 099
Coordinates
53.5848, -1.53221
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a graveslab located approximately 20 metres west of the south porch of the Church of All Saints in Darton. It dates from around 1746 and is made of sandstone. The slab features a moulded surround and winged skulls at the top corners. The inscription is well-cut and commemorates Mary, the wife of James Swift of Kexbrough, who died in 1746 at the age of 62. It also notes James Swift, who died in 1767 at the age of 82, along with other family inscriptions that extend up to 1835.

Local climate

Swift graveslab approximately 20 metres west of south porch of Church of All Saints 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 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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