Thomas Buckland Memorial Near South West Corner of St Johns Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1990. Monument.
Thomas Buckland Memorial Near South West Corner of St Johns Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- odd-chapel-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1990
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Thomas Buckland Memorial Near South West Corner of St Johns Churchyard, Lawrence Lane, Burford
- OS grid reference
- SP 252 123
- Coordinates
- 51.8096, -1.6348
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Buckland Memorial is a chest-tomb located near the southwest corner of St John's Churchyard. Although Thorns Buckland died in 1850, the tomb likely dates from around 1790, as indicated by the date inscribed on the south side. It is constructed of ashlar and features moulded panels with plain corners and a moulded cornice. The tomb has a stepped capping with a moulded ridge, following the bale tradition.
Local climate
Thomas Buckland Memorial Near South West Corner of St Johns Churchyard 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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Nearby listed buildings
- South West Boundary Wall to St Johns Churchyard and 2 Sets of Gates,Gate Piers and Kissing Gates
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- Burford Grammar School (Main Part Including Lenthall House)
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Church Schools
- The Great Almshouses
- 3 and 4, Lawrence Lane
- Fysshers Croft
- 1 and 2, Lawrence Lane
- Burford Grammar School Buildings on South West Corner of Lawrence Lane