Pair of Chest Tombs to Shingleton Family, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 4 Metres West of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Chest tomb.
Pair of Chest Tombs to Shingleton Family, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 4 Metres West of Nave
- WRENN ID
- ruined-quoin-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 312 033
- Coordinates
- 51.7278, -1.54913
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of chest tombs dedicated to the Shingleton family, located in the churchyard of St. Mary's, approximately 4 meters west of the nave. The first tomb is for Joseph Shingleton, who died in 1777, and his wife Mary, who died in 1774. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a short, upright design with a chamfered base, a moulded cornice lid, and moulded panels. The south panel is adorned with a carved foliage scroll border. The second tomb is for Joseph Shingleton, who died in 1818, constructed from pink limestone and includes one white marble inscription panel. This tomb is also upright, with a moulded base and cornice lid, square pilasters with drapery drops in the recessed corners, and oval end panels.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs to Shingleton Family, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 4 Metres West of Nave receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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