Church of St Peter, Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel 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.
Church of St Peter, Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- hollow-corridor-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 381 944
- Coordinates
- 51.64729, -1.45062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of John and Charles Whitehorn, who died in 1798, is located approximately 6 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter. This tomb is made of limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and cornices, topped with a hipped top. It has fluted corner pilasters and a simple moulded surround for the inscription panel. The tomb occupies a prominent position in front of the Church of St. Peter and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Church of St Peter, Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel 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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