Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. A C17 Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- drifting-bracket-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 430 356
- Coordinates
- 52.01782, -1.37427
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 10 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, is likely from the 17th or 18th century. It is made of ironstone and features plain panels and balusters, along with an inscription that is no longer legible. The ends of the tomb are decorated with moulded, chamfered, and scallop designs.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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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