Group of four chest tombs in churchyard 2 metres south of Church of St Oswald is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1986. Tomb.
Group of four chest tombs in churchyard 2 metres south of Church of St Oswald
- WRENN ID
- veiled-remnant-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 747 500
- Coordinates
- 53.04252, -0.88592
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four chest tombs, dating from the late 18th century, is located in the churchyard, 2 meters south of the Church of St Oswald. These tombs are constructed from ashlar and form a row, each featuring now illegible panels on either side. The corners are moulded and designed to resemble pilasters, topped with flat surfaces that have moulded rims.
Local climate
Group of four chest tombs in churchyard 2 metres south of Church of St Oswald sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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