Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres North of Chancel and 8 Metres East North East of North Porch of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. A C17 Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres North of Chancel and 8 Metres East North East of North Porch of Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
north-roof-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1988
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 425 128
Coordinates
51.81272, -1.38365
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the early 17th century, is located approximately 8 meters north of the chancel and 8 meters east-north-east of the north porch of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Hanborough. It is made of limestone and features six sunken quatrefoils carved on each side, along with a heavy splayed lid.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres North of Chancel and 8 Metres East North East of North Porch of Church of St Peter and St Paul 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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