Bale Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South South East of Church of St Britius is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. A C18 Tomb.
Bale Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South South East of Church of St Britius
- WRENN ID
- ancient-cornice-sparrow
- 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 300 075
- Coordinates
- 51.76616, -1.56649
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bale tomb, located approximately 8 meters south-southeast of the Church of St. Britius, dates from the early 18th century and is constructed of limestone. It features a winged cherub's head carved above an inscription panel, which is flanked by narrow panels adorned with foliate scrolls. The rear of the tomb has similar decorations, but with oval flanking panels. It also includes a moulded cornice and a ribbed bale, with Tudor roses set in shell hoods at each end.
Local climate
Bale Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South South East of Church of St Britius 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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