Headstone to Left of Headstone Dated 169? Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. A C17 Headstone.

Headstone to Left of Headstone Dated 169? Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
strange-render-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1985
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SP 460 376
Coordinates
52.0354, -1.33084
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, located approximately 15 metres south of the porch of the Church of St. John the Baptist, dates from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It is tall and features three boldly carved cherub heads, with the central cherub adorned with a winged canopy and drapes on the sides. The inscription is illegible.

Local climate

Headstone to Left of Headstone Dated 169? Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church St John the Baptist 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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