Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South South East of South Porch of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South South East of South Porch of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- mired-porch-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 452 967
- Coordinates
- 51.66808, -1.34749
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 15 meters south-southeast of the south porch of the Church of All Saints. It is made of limestone and features a moulded base and cornice, along with beaded inscription panels. The top is stepped and has roll moulding. One of the inscriptions is legible and commemorates Mary Grove, who died in 1796.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres South South East of South Porch of Church of All Saints 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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