Castell Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Old Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1989. Headstone.
Castell Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Old Church
- WRENN ID
- proud-railing-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 279 245
- Coordinates
- 51.91871, -1.59553
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Castell memorial, located approximately 8 meters south of the Old Church, is a headstone dating from around 1687. It is made of limestone and features a rectangular section with a rounded top, designed in the form of a segmental scroll pediment. The front of the memorial has a raised inscription panel that is flanked by festoons, commemorating Anne, the wife of Robert Castell, who died on 20th November 1687 at the age of 55. There is also an illegible inscription on the rear of the memorial.
Local climate
Castell Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Old Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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