Headstone to Elizabeth Tompkins, Dated 1699, Approximately 15 Metres North West of Tower, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Headstone.
Headstone to Elizabeth Tompkins, Dated 1699, Approximately 15 Metres North West of Tower, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- solemn-lintel-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 468 466
- Coordinates
- 52.11647, -1.31682
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone to Elizabeth Tompkins, dated 1699, is located approximately 15 metres northwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. It is made of ironstone and features a cambered head with a skull and crossbones. The headstone has lugged architraves, an incised panel, and an inscription dedicated to Elizabeth, who was the wife of Nicholas Tompkins.
Local climate
Headstone to Elizabeth Tompkins, Dated 1699, Approximately 15 Metres North West of Tower, Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 66% 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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