Church of St John,Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres North West of North Porch is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1989. Chest tombs.
Church of St John,Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres North West of North Porch
- WRENN ID
- frozen-transept-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1989
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SP 234 135
- Coordinates
- 51.82018, -1.6618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John features a group of two chest tombs, located approximately 3 meters northwest of the north porch. These tombs likely date from the mid-18th century and are made of stone. One of the chest tombs has fluted panels on the left and right sides, with plain panels at each end and a cornice-moulded flat top. The other chest tomb has worn, inscribed panels in the center of each side, with fielded panels on the left and right sides, and fielded panels at the ends. The top of this second tomb is damaged.
Local climate
Church of St John,Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres North West of North Porch receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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