Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1989. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- first-screen-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 239 187
- Coordinates
- 51.86685, -1.65389
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 10 meters west of the southwest corner of the nave of the Church of St. John the Baptist, is likely from the late 18th century. It has a rectangular shape with a moulded plinth and capping resting on a stone base, and features fluted corner pilasters. The moulded inscription panels on the north and south sides were illegible at the time of the last survey in July 1987.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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