Headstone to John Gold Approximately 15 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 13 January 1986. Monument.
Headstone to John Gold Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-moulding-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 583 869
- Coordinates
- 51.57872, -1.15864
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, located approximately 15 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, dates from around 1712. It is made of stone and features a plain design with a shaped top. The inscription includes the words, "Here lyeth the body of John Gold who departed this life December ye 19 1712...". This headstone is included for its group value with the church.
Local climate
Headstone to John Gold Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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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