Row of 5 Headstones Approximately 6 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 14 November 1985. Memorial.
Row of 5 Headstones Approximately 6 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-newel-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SP 430 356
- Coordinates
- 52.01778, -1.37434
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of five headstones located approximately 6 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. The headstones are made of ironstone and form a prominent group. Three of the headstones are dated 1717, 1710, and 1670. The other two have inscriptions that are illegible but are similar in style and shape to the dated examples. They feature bold carvings of cherub heads, scrolls, and floral decorations.
Local climate
Row of 5 Headstones Approximately 6 Metres South 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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