Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres West of West End of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres West of West End of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- young-span-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 377 429
- Coordinates
- 52.08336, -1.45113
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a group of two chest tombs located approximately 7 meters west of the west end of the Church of St. Michael in Alkerton, Shenington with Alkerton. The tombs date from 1760 and 1745 and are made of ironstone. The northern tomb, dated 1760, features balusters with Corinthian capitals and a moulded, chamfered ledger slab. The southern tomb, dated 1745, is dedicated to Elizabeth, the wife of John Short, and has corner balusters, plain panelled sides, and a moulded, chamfered ledger slab.
Local climate
Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres West of West End of 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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