Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately I Metre 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 3 March 1988. Tomb.
Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately I Metre South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- gentle-banister-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 361 096
- Coordinates
- 51.78413, -1.47789
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description is for a group of two chest tombs located approximately 1 meter south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary in Witney Cogges. These tombs date from the mid-18th century and are made of limestone. They have a plain design, each featuring a cavetto-moulded plinth and cornice. The tomb to the south commemorates John Piercny, who died in 1770.
Local climate
Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately I Metre South of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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