Bale Tomb About 17 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St John 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 17 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- inner-alcove-onyx
- 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 252 123
- Coordinates
- 51.80959, -1.63457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 18th-century bale tomb located about 17 meters southwest of the porch of the Church of St John. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features panelled sides with four panels on the long sides. The tomb has a moulded plinth and cornice, and a plain hipped bale. One date is partially legible, reading 1708, which is associated with Sarah, the wife of Edmund (the incumbent). Additionally, there is a shaped panel at the west end that displays a wool-mark.
Local climate
Bale Tomb About 17 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St John 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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