Medieval Grave Slab Approximately 7 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Grave slab.
Medieval Grave Slab Approximately 7 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- sombre-chapel-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Grave slab
- OS grid reference
- SP 393 090
- Coordinates
- 51.77833, -1.43048
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a medieval grave slab made of limestone, located approximately 7 meters south of the west tower of the Church of St. James. The slab is tapered and features a rebated edge.
Local climate
Medieval Grave Slab Approximately 7 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St James receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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