Church of St Mary the Virgin Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of South Aisle is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1988. A C18 Chest tomb.
Church of St Mary the Virgin Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of South Aisle
- WRENN ID
- gilded-rubblework-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 480 288
- Coordinates
- 51.95636, -1.30231
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb located approximately 10 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 18th century. It is made of marlstone and features a rectangular shape with a moulded base and cover. The tomb includes recessed rectangular corner balusters and panelled sides, although the inscriptions are obscured.
Local climate
Church of St Mary the Virgin Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of South Aisle 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 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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