Group of 8 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1988. Chest tombs.
Group of 8 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sharp-casement-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1988
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SP 356 092
- Coordinates
- 51.78045, -1.48482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of eight chest tombs is located approximately 10 meters south of the south transept of the Church of St. Mary. These tombs date from the late 17th century to the early 19th century and are made of limestone. The mid-18th century tomb to the north features fielded panels and a moulded cornice. An early 19th century tomb to the east, which commemorates John Dix who died in 1820, has a moulded plinth, cornice, and top. To the west, there is a similar early 19th century tomb and two late 17th century bale tombs. One bale tomb to the north, dated 1704, is adorned with carved scrolls, rosettes, and spiral fluting at the base. Another bale tomb to the south commemorates Margaret White, who died in 1686, and features a fluted bale with an epitaph on the side. A tomb to the west has fielded panels and a moulded plinth, cornice, and top, with the dates 1833 and 1832 inscribed. There are also two low mid-19th century tombs that are not of special architectural interest.
Local climate
Group of 8 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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