Tomb of Ellen Nussey 20 Metres North West of Birstall Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 May 1998. Tomb.
Tomb of Ellen Nussey 20 Metres North West of Birstall Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- strange-rafter-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 May 1998
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 219 262
- Coordinates
- 53.73185, -1.6692
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Ellen Nussey, located 20 metres northwest of Birstall Parish Church, is a chest tomb dating from 1826. It is constructed from ashlar and is raised on two steps. The tomb has a rectangular shape, featuring a single panel at each end and two panels on each of the side facades. The top of the tomb is inscribed with the names of John Nussey, who died on 14th July 1826, his son George, who died on 7th October 1812, and his daughter Sarah Walker, who died on 16th June 1843. It also commemorates his youngest daughter, Ellen Nussey, a friend of Charlotte Brontë, who passed away on 26th November 1897 at the age of 80. This tomb is recognized for its historic significance.
Local climate
Tomb of Ellen Nussey 20 Metres North West of Birstall Parish Church receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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