Row of 29 Headstones Ranged Along North Wall, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1986. Monument.
Row of 29 Headstones Ranged Along North Wall, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- haunted-landing-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Row of 29 Headstones Ranged Along North Wall, Church of St Mary, Horse Fair, Banbury
- OS grid reference
- SP 454 405
- Coordinates
- 52.06162, -1.33916
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of 29 headstones located along the north wall of the Church of St. Mary, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. The headstones are made of ironstone and are arranged in four groups.
The first group consists of seven headstones, some with segmentally headed tops, most of which are boldly carved with designs featuring cartouches, cherub heads, scrolls, flowers, and fruit. The second group has six headstones, primarily featuring bold carvings of scrolls, wreaths, cherub heads, and floral decorations. One of these is dated 1680 and includes a winged head and wreath.
The third group contains seven headstones, again mostly with bold carvings, showcasing cartouches, panels, skulls, and cherub heads, with scrolled or cambered tops. This group includes a double headstone that features open pages of a book. The fourth group consists of nine headstones that are tall and plain with cambered heads, except for one that is boldly carved with a cartouche and cherub's head. These headstones are included for their group value.
Local climate
Row of 29 Headstones Ranged Along North Wall, Church of St Mary 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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