Pair of Bale Tombs and One Chest Tomb Approximately 7-9 Metres North of Old Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1989. Tomb.
Pair of Bale Tombs and One Chest Tomb Approximately 7-9 Metres North of Old Church
- WRENN ID
- inner-sill-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Pair of Bale Tombs and One Chest Tomb Approximately 7-9 Metres North of Old Church, Mill Lane, Churchill
- OS grid reference
- SP 279 245
- Coordinates
- 51.91889, -1.59557
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a pair of bale tombs and one chest tomb located approximately 7 to 9 meters north of the Old Church. These tombs date from the late 17th century and are made of limestone. The chest tomb, situated to the south, features a plain top ledger. The two bale tombs to the north have moulded capping, and their bales are chamfered at the ends. Each bale tomb has blank inscription panels on the ends and three on each side, which are divided by plain pilasters.
Local climate
Pair of Bale Tombs and One Chest Tomb Approximately 7-9 Metres North of Old Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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