Goodwin Tomb About 20 Yards North of St Marys Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1986. Tomb.
Goodwin Tomb About 20 Yards North of St Marys Church
- WRENN ID
- distant-cinder-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 279 180
- Coordinates
- 51.86003, -1.59539
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Goodwin Tomb, located about 20 yards north of St Mary's Church in Shipton-under-Wychwood, is a chest tomb from the early to mid-18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features panelled sides, with quarter balusters at the corners and a moulded capping. The tomb commemorates Joseph Goodwin, who died in 1736, although the inscription is difficult to read.
Local climate
Goodwin Tomb About 20 Yards North of St Marys Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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