Minchin Memorial About 19 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1990. Tomb.
Minchin Memorial About 19 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- pitched-copper-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 252 123
- Coordinates
- 51.80954, -1.63451
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Minchin Memorial is a bale tomb located about 19 metres south-west of the porch of the Church of St John. It dates from the early 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features four-panel long sides, with the east panel dedicated to Elizabeth Minchin, who died in 1712. It has a moulded cornice and a plain hipped bale.
Local climate
Minchin Memorial About 19 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St John 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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