Kench Tomb About 17 Yards North of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1986. Tomb.
Kench Tomb About 17 Yards North of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- north-tower-burdock
- 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
- 51.86001, -1.5952
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kench Tomb, located about 17 yards north of the Church of St Mary in Shipton-under-Wychwood, is a chest tomb dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar and features panelled sides, corner balusters, and a moulded capping. The tomb commemorates Mrs. Mary Kench, who died in 1795.
Local climate
Kench Tomb About 17 Yards North of Church of St Mary 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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