Group of Seventeenth century chest tomb and headstone approximately 1 metre East of chancel, Church of St. Etheldreda is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Church monument.
Group of Seventeenth century chest tomb and headstone approximately 1 metre East of chancel, Church of St. Etheldreda
- WRENN ID
- high-oriel-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Church monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 417 439
- Coordinates
- 52.09245, -1.39266
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of 17th century chest tomb and headstone is located approximately 1 metre east of the chancel at the Church of St. Etheldreda. The chest tomb is made of ironstone and features side balusters along with a moulded, chamfered ledger slab. It is decorated with floral designs and a masonry motif. The headstone, also from the 17th century, has scrolled shoulders and an inset panel that bears an inscription.
Local climate
Group of Seventeenth century chest tomb and headstone approximately 1 metre East of chancel, Church of St. Etheldreda receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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