Bale Tomb Approximately 13 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. A C17 Tomb.
Bale Tomb Approximately 13 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sunken-pillar-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 387 136
- Coordinates
- 51.81999, -1.43961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bale tomb, located approximately 13 meters southwest of the south porch of the Church of St. Mary, dates from the late 17th century. It is constructed from limestone and features corner balusters along with moulded inscription panels. The tomb has a scalloped design and includes skulls set within shell alcoves.
Local climate
Bale Tomb Approximately 13 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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