Chest Tomb Dated 1647 Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Dated 1647 Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- hollow-crypt-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 392 450
- Coordinates
- 52.10199, -1.42867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dated 1647, is located approximately 1 meter south of the chancel at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Hornton. It is made of ironstone and features panelled sides along with a chamfered ledger slab. The tomb includes an inscription dedicated to Goodwin.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Dated 1647 Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St John the Baptist 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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