Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 9 Metres South and A Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1988. Tomb.

Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 9 Metres South and A Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
silver-wicket-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 May 1988
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 470 353
Coordinates
52.01466, -1.31515
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes a group of two chest tombs and a headstone located approximately 9 meters south and 8 meters south of the south transept of the Church of St. Mary in Adderbury. The tombs date from 1671, 1684, and 1697 and are made of marlstone. The chest tombs share a similar design featuring deeply-overhanging moulded covers, recessed corners, and fielded panels on all sides, with the long sides displaying one broad and two narrow panels. The inscriptions on the tombs are mostly illegible but include the dates 1684 and 1697. The low headstone has an arched recessed panel flanked by barleytwist pilasters, which support a broken triangular pediment that encloses an oval cartouche. The inscription on the headstone is also partly illegible but includes the date 1671.

Local climate

Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 9 Metres South and A Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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