Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 7,8,9 and 11 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Headstone.
Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 7,8,9 and 11 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- fossil-dormer-heron
- 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 476 260
- Coordinates
- 51.93104, -1.3089
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four headstones, dating from around 1657, 1693, 1696, and the early 19th century, is located approximately 7, 8, 9, and 11 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Steeple Aston. The headstones are made of limestone and marlstone.
The first headstone is a small limestone piece with a cambered head and a raised surround featuring a crenellated design, inscribed with "1657/KB." The second is a plain early 19th-century marlstone headstone that has a worn inscription. The third headstone, in Baroque style, has a scrolled pedimented head above a long rectangular panel, adorned with vigorously-carved flower drops, and commemorates Elinor Forrest, who died in 1696. The fourth headstone is a small marlstone piece with a shaped head and a recessed inscription panel; its inscription is largely illegible but includes the date 1693/4. The second headstone is noted as not having special architectural interest.
Local climate
Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 7,8,9 and 11 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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