Chest Tomb Approximately 43 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 43 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- fallen-footing-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 432 091
- Coordinates
- 51.77959, -1.37379
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 43 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Leonard, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and cornice. Each side of the tomb has two fielded inscription panels, which are flanked by corner balusters. The tomb commemorates Sarah Fidkin, who died in 1821, along with other members of her family.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 43 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Leonard 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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