Church of St Thomas A Beckett, Marlet Memorial Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Memorial.
Church of St Thomas A Beckett, Marlet Memorial Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- over-flue-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SP 540 099
- Coordinates
- 51.78588, -1.21754
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Thomas a Beckett features a chest tomb known as the Marlet memorial, located approximately 1 meter east of the chancel. This tomb dates from the early 17th century and is made of limestone. It has a deep lid with a hollow-chamfered lower edge, rectangular moulded panels on the sides, and arched panels on the ends. The inscription, which is partly legible, commemorates someone named Marlet, with the date 1624 appearing on the end panel. An additional inscription on the rear includes the date 1639.
Local climate
Church of St Thomas A Beckett, Marlet Memorial Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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