Group of 3 Chest Tombs to the Nash Family Approximately 10 Metres South East of the Chancel St Mary's Church Buscot is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1990. Chest tombs.
Group of 3 Chest Tombs to the Nash Family Approximately 10 Metres South East of the Chancel St Mary's Church Buscot
- WRENN ID
- quartered-transept-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1990
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SU 226 981
- Coordinates
- 51.68143, -1.67348
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs dedicated to the Nash family, located approximately 10 meters southeast of the chancel of St Mary's Church in Buscot. The oldest tomb belongs to William Nash, who died in 1772, and features decorative elements such as garlands, swags, putti, and heraldic arms. The other two tombs date from the early 19th century and are designed in the Soaneian style, characterized by acroterion corner finials and iron railings topped with vase finials.
Local climate
Group of 3 Chest Tombs to the Nash Family Approximately 10 Metres South East of the Chancel St Mary's Church Buscot receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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