Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North East of North East Corner of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1990. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North East of North East Corner of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-tin-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 270 934
- Coordinates
- 51.63902, -1.6111
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located approximately 4 metres north-east of the north-east corner of the Church of St Giles in Great Coxwell. It is made of stone and features a plain chest design with recessed end panels that bear worn and illegible inscriptions. The tomb is topped with a deep, oversailing lid that has a hollow moulding.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North East of North East Corner of Church of St Giles receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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