Graves and Wheeler Tombs to South West of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1986. Tomb.
Graves and Wheeler Tombs to South West of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- vast-foundation-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Graves and Wheeler Tombs to South West of St Mary's Church, Chipping Norton
- OS grid reference
- SP 311 273
- Coordinates
- 51.94365, -1.54836
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Graves and Wheeler tombs, located to the southwest of St Mary's Church, are late 18th century chest tombs, one for each family. They are constructed of ashlar stone and feature decorative swags and garlands that frame the inscription plaques. The tombs are surrounded by elegant wrought iron railings, which have vase finials at the corners and six openwork piers positioned at the midpoint of each side, with two on the east and two on the west sides.
Local climate
Graves and Wheeler Tombs to South West of St Mary's Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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