Two Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Tomb.
Two Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- endless-rubble-ridge
- 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 371 019
- Coordinates
- 51.7151, -1.46302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located approximately 7 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. These tombs date from the late 18th century and early 19th century and are made of limestone. The southern tomb, dated 1772, features a moulded plinth and cornice with a splayed top, and fluted pilasters on either side of the inscription panel, along with beaded oval end panels. The northern tomb commemorates Robert Darry, who died in 1801, and has plain pilasters flanking the inscription panel.
Local climate
Two Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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