Cook Headstone 2 Yards East of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1989. A C18 Headstone.
Cook Headstone 2 Yards East of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- under-thatch-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 556 108
- Coordinates
- 54.48976, -1.14277
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cook headstone, located 2 yards east of the Church of All Saints, is a Grade II listed headstone from the mid-18th century. It is made of sandstone and features a shaped top. The central medallion displays a primitive winged angel head, which is flanked by leafy scrolls. The inscription below commemorates Mary and Mary, Jane and William, the children of James and Grace Cook. It notes that Mary died on June 30th, 1737, at the age of 5; another Mary died on June 17th, 1741, at 10 months and 6 days; Jane died on May 12th, 1742, at the age of 5; and William died on March 29th, 1747, at 2 years, 12 months, and 16 days. Additionally, it mentions John, who died on September 20th, 1750. There is a modern inscription on the reverse side that refers to the parents of Captain James Cook and also to these children, his siblings. This headstone is included for its historical interest.
Local climate
Cook Headstone 2 Yards East of Church of All Saints receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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