Bale Tomb About 4 Metres West South West of South West Corner of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1990. Tomb.

Bale Tomb About 4 Metres West South West of South West Corner of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
scarred-parapet-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 March 1990
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 222 100
Coordinates
51.78865, -1.67815
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a bale tomb from the early 18th century, located about 4 meters west-southwest of the southwest corner of the Church of St Mary. The tomb is constructed of ashlar and features fluted end piers. It has an ogee-shaped bale and an architrave panel on the south side that includes a cherub's head. The north side and the piers have fielded panels, and there are oval end panels as well.

Local climate

Bale Tomb About 4 Metres West South West of South West Corner of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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