Tomb of Catherine Mompesson, 7 metres East of Church Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1984. Tomb.
Tomb of Catherine Mompesson, 7 metres East of Church Porch
- WRENN ID
- heavy-rampart-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 217 764
- Coordinates
- 53.28416, -1.67461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Catherine Mompesson is a table tomb located 7 metres east of the church porch in Eyam, dating from 1666. It is constructed of stone and features a stepped base with inset panels on all sides. The corners are adorned with flat baluster-type pilasters. On the north and south sides, there are raised armorial shields. The east face displays worn remains of a carved hourglass, with the inscription 'Mors Mihi Lucrum' beneath it. The west face has a similar hourglass with a winged plaque below inscribed 'Cavee', and below that is a stone inscribed 'Nescitis Horam'. The slab on top has heavily moulded edges and is inscribed with 'Catherina Uxor Guliemus Mompesson Huius Ecclesiae Rects Filia Randolphi Carr Nuper de Cocken in Comitati Durelmensis Armigeri Sepulta Vicessimo Quinto die Mansis Augti Ano Dni 1666'.
This tomb is also of historic interest as Catherine Mompesson was the wife of the rector of Eyam, who played a significant role in stopping the plague from spreading in 1666.
Local climate
Tomb of Catherine Mompesson, 7 metres East of Church Porch sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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