Church of St Botolph, Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1985. A Late C17 Headstone.

Church of St Botolph, Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch

WRENN ID
stony-courtyard-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1985
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SU 682 901
Coordinates
51.60631, -1.01578
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The headstone located approximately 8 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St. Botolph in Swyncombe dates from the late 17th century. It is made of limestone and features carved angel heads above two panels with illegible inscriptions. This headstone is included for its group value.

Local climate

Church of St Botolph, Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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