Medieval Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1989. A Medieval Tomb.
Medieval Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great
- WRENN ID
- lunar-render-dock
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SP 258 130
- Coordinates
- 51.81524, -1.62664
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This medieval chest tomb, located approximately 5 meters south of the tower of the Church of St. James the Great, is likely from the 15th century. It is made of stone and features tracery panels on its sides and ends, with a flat top slab.
Local climate
Medieval Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great 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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