Wall to North, East and South of St Mary's Church from Approximately 11 Metres North to 16 Metres South of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1984. Retaining wall.
Wall to North, East and South of St Mary's Church from Approximately 11 Metres North to 16 Metres South of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- upper-passage-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1984
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- SP 580 019
- Coordinates
- 51.71371, -1.16078
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall surrounding St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed retaining wall made of limestone rubble. It extends approximately 11 metres north to 16 metres south of the chancel and stands about one metre high. There are stone steps located to the north and south of the wall. This structure encloses a raised hill-top site.
Local climate
Wall to North, East and South of St Mary's Church from Approximately 11 Metres North to 16 Metres South 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 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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