Group of 9 Seventeenth Century Headstones Approximately 16 Metres South East of Porch, 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.
Group of 9 Seventeenth Century Headstones Approximately 16 Metres South East of Porch, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- riven-outpost-winter
- 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 469 466
- Coordinates
- 52.11617, -1.31646
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of nine 17th century headstones located approximately 16 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Cropredy. The headstones are arranged in a row along the church path leading to the south porch and are primarily made of boldly carved ironstone.
From left to right, the headstones are as follows: 1) dated 1631; 2) dated 1699, decorated with swags and cherub heads; 3) dated 1699, featuring swags and sticks; 4) dated 1698, adorned with a twisted rope and a winged cherub head; 5) dated 1679, with an erolled head and cartouche; 6) dated 1663, inscribed to Elizabeth, wife of John Wolgrave; 7) dated 1693; 8) dated 1663, decorated with Ionic pilasters; and 9) dated 1663, featuring rustic carving.
Local climate
Group of 9 Seventeenth Century Headstones Approximately 16 Metres South East of Porch, 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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