Headstone Dated 1662 Approximately 20 Metres South West of South Aisle, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. Headstone.

Headstone Dated 1662 Approximately 20 Metres South West of South Aisle, Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
dusted-corbel-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SP 377 429
Coordinates
52.08327, -1.45109
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, dated 1662, is located approximately 20 meters southwest of the south aisle of the Church of St. Michael in Alkerton. It is made of limestone and features scrolled shoulders, a winged cherub's head, and a square panel that bears the inscription: "Here lyeth the body of Mary the wife of John Greenway."

Local climate

Headstone Dated 1662 Approximately 20 Metres South West of South Aisle, Church of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 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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