Group of 8 Chest Tombs Approximately 1-3 Metres South and East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1989. Chest tombs.
Group of 8 Chest Tombs Approximately 1-3 Metres South and East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- winding-hearth-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1989
- Type
- Chest tombs
- Address
- Group of 8 Chest Tombs Approximately 1-3 Metres South and East of Chancel of Church of St Mary, Swinbrook and Widford
- OS grid reference
- SP 279 121
- Coordinates
- 51.80723, -1.59529
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of eight chest tombs located approximately 1 to 3 meters south and east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. Four of the tombs likely date from the mid to late 17th century and are made of stone, featuring rectangular shapes with panelled sides and some decorative carved panels. They have cornice moulded top slabs with bale tops, and one has Salomonic spiral moulding. Two other tombs are probably from the late 17th century, also made of stone and rectangular, with plain designs and panelled ends. One tomb is likely from the early 18th century, made of stone and rectangular, with an inscribed panel on the north side flanked by scrolls, panelled ends, and a moulded flat slab on top. The last tomb is probably from the mid-18th century, made of stone and rectangular, featuring panelled sides and ends, with a moulded edge to the top slab.
Local climate
Group of 8 Chest Tombs Approximately 1-3 Metres South and East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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