Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South West of Tower of Dorchester Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South West of Tower of Dorchester Abbey
- WRENN ID
- slow-niche-crimson
- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 578 941
- Coordinates
- 51.6436, -1.16497
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 15 meters southwest of the tower of Dorchester Abbey. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and cover, rectangular corner balusters, and fielded inscription panels. However, there is no legible inscription on the tomb.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South West of Tower 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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