Group of three chest tombs approximately 10 metres south of Church of St. Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Tomb.
Group of three chest tombs approximately 10 metres south of Church of St. Laurence
- WRENN ID
- lesser-trefoil-cream
- 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
- Address
- Group of three chest tombs approximately 10 metres south of Church of St. Laurence, OX10 7HA
- OS grid reference
- SU 599 936
- Coordinates
- 51.63825, -1.13576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group of three chest tombs, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 10 metres south of the Church of St. Laurence. They are made of limestone and feature flat tops with moulded edges, while the sides are adorned with fielded panels. Although the inscriptions on the panels are now illegible, the largest tomb measures about 2 metres by 3 metres and has an inscription on the cover commemorating Thomas Blackall, who died in 1779. He was known to have lived at Court Farmhouse and is said to have weighed 32 stone.
Local climate
Group of three chest tombs approximately 10 metres south of Church of St. Laurence 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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