and Burgh-by-Sands). The church became a Grade II listed building on 1 May 1957. Features of the church include two medieval grave slabs discovered during a series of Victorian restorations, built into the west wall behind the font. To celebrate the church's 700th anniversary in 1996, kneelers were made to commemorate Rectors in each century; Sir Elias de Thirwall was the first, his tenure starting in 1296. The church maintains two traditions at weddings. The groom cuts a string tying the church gates shut, bestowing good luck to the couple; and a piece of rope is stretched across the road where wedding cars can pass only if they give money to the children. Heritage There are 7 listed buildings and 3 scheduled ancient monuments in Beaumont as well as it lying within a World Heritage Site. Grade II Beaumont House Hillcrest Eden Bank Farmhouse Churchyard wall south of Church of St Mary Orchard House Myrtle Cottage Grade II* Church of St Mary Scheduled Monument Beaumont motte castle and section of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 70 including turret 70a Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70 Burgh by Sands Roman fort, Beaumont camp, Burgh Castle and Hadrian's Wall from boundary west of churchyard, Beaumont to Burgh Head in wall miles 70 and 71 World Heritage Sites Buffer Zone Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) See also Solway Plain References External links Cumbria County History Trust: Beaumont (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) Villages in Cumbria City of Carlisle Civil parishes in Cumbria