South Wall of Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1987. Churchyard wall.
South Wall of Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- high-vault-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1987
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- OS grid reference
- SP 561 158
- Coordinates
- 51.83808, -1.18582
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The south wall of the churchyard, located approximately 3 metres south of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, is a churchyard wall dating from the 17th to 18th century, with early 19th-century piers. It is constructed of limestone rubble, featuring ashlar piers and copings. The wall stands about 1.5 metres high and has a triangular coping. Square piers with pyramidal copings are connected by simple cast-iron gates and an overthrow. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
South Wall of Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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