Church of St Michael, Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres North of North Porch is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Tomb.
Church of St Michael, Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres North of North Porch
- WRENN ID
- first-lintel-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 416 056
- Coordinates
- 51.74822, -1.39801
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Michael has a group of three chest tombs located approximately 20 meters north of the north porch. These tombs date from the late 18th century and early 19th century and are made of limestone.
The southern tomb features two fielded panels with black-letter inscriptions on each side, along with shaped end panels that have beaded surrounds. It has a moulded cornice and capping and commemorates William Couling, who died in 1813, his wife Mary, who died in 1827, and their family.
The western tomb is similar but has inscription panels flanked by raised pilasters and husk pendants at the rear. This tomb commemorates Mary Frailer, who died in 1790, and others.
The tomb to the north-west is from the late 18th century and resembles the others, but it has husk pendants and fluted pilasters that flank worn inscription panels.
Local climate
Church of St Michael, Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres North of North Porch receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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