Urn Approximately 40 Metres North of Nuneham House is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Urn.

Urn Approximately 40 Metres North of Nuneham House

WRENN ID
ruined-transept-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1986
Type
Urn
OS grid reference
SU 541 981
Coordinates
51.67952, -1.21868
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an urn and pedestal located approximately 40 meters north of Nuneham House, likely dating from the 18th century. Made of limestone, the urn features a wide bowl that is richly decorated with bearded reclining heads and bunches of grapes, with intertwined handles. The design is probably inspired by a Roman model. The square plinth has a moulded cap and base, with panelled sides. Nuneham Park, where this urn is situated, is included in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission County Register of Gardens at Grade I.

Local climate

Urn Approximately 40 Metres North of Nuneham House 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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