Monument to Alicia Clayton Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Faith is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1986. Chest tomb.
Monument to Alicia Clayton Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Faith
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 319 935
- Coordinates
- 51.63954, -1.53946
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Alicia Clayton is a chest tomb located approximately 3 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Faith in Shellingford. It commemorates Alicia, the wife of Richard Clayton, and dates from around 1643. The tomb is made of limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and cornice. There are plain inscription panels on the sides and one end, although most of the text is illegible. One end panel displays the arms of the Clayton family, bordered by acanthus scrolls.
Local climate
Monument to Alicia Clayton Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Faith receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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