Group of three headstones in the churchyard of Church of St Oswald, 18 Metres south of the chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Headstone.
Group of three headstones in the churchyard of Church of St Oswald, 18 Metres south of the chancel
- WRENN ID
- floating-banister-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1985
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SK 815 744
- Coordinates
- 53.26103, -0.77942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three headstones located in the churchyard of the Church of St Oswald, 18 metres south of the chancel. The headstones are dated 1729, 1738, and 1731 and are made of ashlar. The first headstone is arched and rectangular, inscribed with "Here lieth the body of Mary B....oll who departed this life March 7 1729 aged 60 years." To the right is a decorative arched rectangular headstone featuring incised lines under the arch, inscribed "Here lieth the body of Robert the son of John and Mary Wills who departed this life February the 19 1738 aged 10 years." Two metres further to the right is the third arched rectangular headstone, which reads "Here lieth the body of Mary the wife of John Bacon who departed this life M.... 2. In the year of our Lord 1731." These headstones are included for their group value only.
Local climate
Group of three headstones in the churchyard of Church of St Oswald, 18 Metres south of the chancel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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