Church of St Michael, Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 18 Metres North of Chancel and 8 Metres North East of North Transept is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Chest tomb.
Church of St Michael, Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 18 Metres North of Chancel and 8 Metres North East of North Transept
- WRENN ID
- winter-landing-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 416 056
- Coordinates
- 51.74825, -1.39771
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Michael features a group of two chest tombs made of limestone, dating from the late 18th century. These tombs are located approximately 18 meters north of the chancel and 8 meters northeast of the north transept. Each tomb has a cyma-moulded plinth and cornice, with plain sides and inscriptions set in panelled ends. The southern tomb commemorates Catherine Flexney, who died in 1794, along with Thomas Flexney, who died in 1668, and his wife, who died in 1669. The inscription on the northern tomb is worn and less legible.
Local climate
Church of St Michael, Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 18 Metres North of Chancel and 8 Metres North East of North Transept 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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