Group of 2 Headstones Approximately 4 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. Headstone.
Group of 2 Headstones Approximately 4 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- narrow-pavement-ochre
- 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 485 248
- Coordinates
- 51.92024, -1.2957
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of two headstones located approximately 4 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. They date from around 1694 and 1700 and are made of marlstone in the Baroque style. The earlier headstone, on the right, features an arched scrolled top adorned with a pair of winged cherub's heads that support swags and festoons. The inscription, which is flanked by female weepers, is mostly illegible but includes the date 1694. The second headstone is slightly larger and displays an oval cartouche surrounded by cherubs and drapery, with a smaller cartouche at the top; its inscription is also illegible. The carving on the earlier stone is particularly vigorous and accomplished.
Local climate
Group of 2 Headstones Approximately 4 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 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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