Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South West of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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.
Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South West of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- pitched-steeple-violet
- 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 384 994
- Coordinates
- 51.69267, -1.44557
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 17th century, is located approximately 3 metres southwest of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary in Longworth. It is made of limestone and features plain corner balusters. The lid is chamfered, and the center of each side has a blind pointed and moulded arch.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South West of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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