Headstone Dated 1689 Approximately 27 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1988. Headstone.

Headstone Dated 1689 Approximately 27 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
lesser-dormer-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SP 523 316
Coordinates
51.98112, -1.23933
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, dated 1689, is located approximately 27 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It is made of limestone and features bold carvings, including a winged cherub's head, fruit, flowers, and an inscription that appears to be dedicated to someone named John.

Local climate

Headstone Dated 1689 Approximately 27 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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