Chest Tomb, 1829 to William Eagles and Other Members of the Family, Approximately 35 Metres South 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 26 February 1988. Tomb.

Chest Tomb, 1829 to William Eagles and Other Members of the Family, Approximately 35 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
winding-remnant-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1988
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 469 466
Coordinates
52.11614, -1.31591
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dated 1829, is located approximately 35 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It is made of sandstone and features plain sides with an inscription dedicated to William Eagles and other members of the Eagles family. The tomb has a moulded chamfered stone base, plain walls, and corner balusters, along with a moulded, chamfered ledger slab.

Local climate

Chest Tomb, 1829 to William Eagles and Other Members of the Family, Approximately 35 Metres South East of Chancel of 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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