Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Porch, Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Porch, Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- turning-glass-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 372 427
- Coordinates
- 52.08205, -1.45734
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 5 meters south of the porch of the Church of Holy Trinity in Shenington, dates from the late 17th century. It is constructed of ironstone and features a heavy chamfered ledger slab. The tomb is situated in a prominent position within the churchyard, to the right of the church entrance.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Porch, Church of Holy Trinity 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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