Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 20 Metres South West of Dorchester Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Headstones.
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 20 Metres South West of Dorchester Abbey
- WRENN ID
- fallen-postern-sienna
- 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
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- SU 578 941
- Coordinates
- 51.64351, -1.16497
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of three headstones dating from the late 17th century, located approximately 20 meters southwest of Dorchester Abbey. They are made of limestone and are relatively small. Two of the headstones feature scrolls flanking skulls above recessed inscription panels. The inscriptions commemorate Elizabeth Bisley, who died at the age of 4, and Matthew A(?), who died at the age of 3 in 1683. The third headstone, which is the southernmost, has a similarly shaped but uncarved head and is inscribed with "ELIZABETH/BISLEY/1682".
Local climate
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 20 Metres South West 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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