Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 2.5 to 7 Metres South of Nave and Chancel 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. Chest tombs.
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 2.5 to 7 Metres South of Nave and Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-alcove-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SP 439 198
- Coordinates
- 51.87572, -1.36358
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 2.5 to 7 metres south of the nave and chancel of the Church of St. Mary. The tombs date from the mid to late 18th century and early 19th century and are made of limestone.
The first tomb is situated about 2.5 metres south of the nave and 1 metre east of the south porch. It features a moulded plinth and cornice, corner balusters, and beaded panels, commemorating Anne Sotham, who died in 1807, William Sotham, who died in 1837, and others.
The second tomb is located approximately 3 metres south of the chancel and has fielded panels with rococo carbouches on the end panels. It commemorates William Killingworth, who died in 1767, and Grace Killingworth, who died in 1740.
The third tomb is about 7 metres south of the chancel and has sunk-chamfered panels, commemorating William Johnson, who died in 1782, and another individual who died in 1767.
Local climate
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 2.5 to 7 Metres South of Nave and Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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