Thomas Dixons Tombstone Circa 3 Feet to East of Cross in St Marys Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1985. Tombstone.
Thomas Dixons Tombstone Circa 3 Feet to East of Cross in St Marys Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- old-portal-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1985
- Type
- Tombstone
- Address
- Thomas Dixons Tombstone Circa 3 Feet to East of Cross in St Marys Churchyard, Gosforth, Cumberland
- OS grid reference
- NY 072 035
- Coordinates
- 54.41911, -3.43115
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thomas Dixon's tombstone, dating from 1729, is located approximately 3 feet to the east of the Cross in St Mary's churchyard. It is a single slab with an integral moulded plinth. The tombstone features an inscription on a fielded panel that is flanked by fluted pilasters, which support a segmental pediment that encloses a winged head. The dimensions of the tombstone are 2¼ feet wide by 3¾ feet high. The inscription reads in script: "Hear lies th/ body of Tho/mas Dixon/ Son to Tho/mas Dixon /of Windhall/ who diy M/ay 3 1729 Ag/ 17 years (sic)."
Local climate
Thomas Dixons Tombstone Circa 3 Feet to East of Cross in St Marys Churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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