Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres to South of Nave of Dorchester Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Monument.
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres to South of Nave of Dorchester Abbey
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-mantel-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 579 941
- Coordinates
- 51.64348, -1.16441
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 5 meters to the south of the nave of Dorchester Abbey. One of the tombs is dated 1634, while the other two are from the mid to late 18th century. They are made of limestone. The pair closest to the church features moulded plinths and covers, with fielded panels on the sides and ends. The westernmost tomb has a shield-shaped end panel that commemorates Edward Wise, who died in 17(?). The earlier tomb, dated 1634, has a deeply projecting cover that is chamfered on the underside. Its sides and one end have moulded recessed panels, which include inset trefoiled arches and sunken spandrels. There is a rectangular inscription panel on the end that commemorates John Wise of Drayton, who died in 1634.
Local climate
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres to South of Nave of Dorchester Abbey 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 81% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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