Headstone approximately 8 Metres South South West of South door of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. A C17 Headstone.
Headstone approximately 8 Metres South South West of South door of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- stony-moat-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 468 139
- Coordinates
- 51.82203, -1.32184
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from the late 17th century, is made of limestone and is located approximately 8 meters south-southwest of the south door of the Church of St Michael in Begbrook. It features an inscription commemorating John Dew, who died in 1691, and the inscription is set in the shape of a heart.
Local climate
Headstone approximately 8 Metres South South West of South door of Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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