Chest Tomb Approximately 2 1/2 Metres South 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 17 October 1988. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 1/2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- deep-chalk-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 371 019
- Coordinates
- 51.71514, -1.46299
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century, is located approximately 2.5 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary in Shifford. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and cornice, along with a moulded top. The tomb is flanked by pilasters that support an oval inscription panel, and it also has oval end panels.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 1/2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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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