Newcomb Memorial Approximately Seven Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist * is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Tombstone.
Newcomb Memorial Approximately Seven Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist *
- WRENN ID
- eternal-flagstone-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1987
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 185 119
- Coordinates
- 54.50269, -1.71562
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Newcomb memorial is located approximately seven metres south of the porch of the Church of St John the Baptist in Stanwick. This tombstone commemorates William Newcomb of Aldbrough, who died in 1752. It is made of ashlar sandstone and features a scroll-moulded top. The front displays a commemorative inscription, while the back includes a patera and the inscription "Memento Mori."
Local climate
Newcomb Memorial Approximately Seven Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist * receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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- Deer Shelter
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- Clock House and Attached Gate Piers
- The Kennels
- Bridge Over Aldbrough Beck
- Church of St Cuthbert
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