Turrill Monument, Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1984. Monument.
Turrill Monument, Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- knotted-hearth-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 580 020
- Coordinates
- 51.71387, -1.16082
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Turrill Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 2 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Garsington. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The monument features a moulded plinth and a flat top with moulded edges, along with fielded panels on the sides and ends. The main panel commemorates John Turrill, who died in 1784, while the end panels commemorate later members of the Turrill family. This monument is included for its group value with the church.
Local climate
Turrill Monument, Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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