Ann Southwards Tombstone Circa 20 Feet to South 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.

Ann Southwards Tombstone Circa 20 Feet to South East of Cross in St Marys Churchyard

WRENN ID
strange-lead-equinox
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
Ann Southwards Tombstone Circa 20 Feet to South East of Cross in St Marys Churchyard, Gosforth, Cumberland
OS grid reference
NY 072 035
Coordinates
54.41906, -3.43112
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ann Southward's tombstone, dating from 1711, is located approximately 20 feet to the southeast of the cross in St Mary's churchyard in Gosforth. The tombstone is a single slab with chamfered edges and a shaped top, measuring 2 feet wide by 2.5 feet high. It features an inscription in serif lettering that reads: "Ann the/ Wife of Iohn/ Southward of Bank/ House died August/ ye 12 1711 Aged 36/ Yes (sic)."

Local climate

Ann Southwards Tombstone Circa 20 Feet to South 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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