Headstone Approximately 3 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. A C17 Headstone.
Headstone Approximately 3 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- woven-porch-mint
- 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 432 326
- Coordinates
- 51.99035, -1.37105
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from the 17th century, is located approximately 3 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael in Barford St. Michael. It is made of ironstone and features scrolled shoulders with a skull decoration at the top. The inscription reads: "Here lyeth the body of Mary Fearnes daughter of ... who died 17 of ? Ano Dom 1675."
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 3 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% 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 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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