Chest Tomb to Thomas and Elizabeth Townsend, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 7 Metres South East of South Transept is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to Thomas and Elizabeth Townsend, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 7 Metres South East of South Transept
- WRENN ID
- leaning-span-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 312 033
- Coordinates
- 51.72763, -1.54856
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located in the churchyard of St. Mary's, is dedicated to Thomas and Elizabeth Townsend and dates from around 1802. It is made of limestone ashlar and stands approximately 7 meters southeast of the south transept. The tomb features a moulded base and a cornice lid, with recessed corners that are adorned with square fluted pilasters. The south inscription panel displays delicate foliage carved in shallow relief, while the north panel is oval and features shallow carvings of cherub heads and scrolls in the spandrels.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Thomas and Elizabeth Townsend, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 7 Metres South East of South Transept receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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