Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 8 Metres North East 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 8 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-copper-sorrel
- 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 356 092
- Coordinates
- 51.78089, -1.4847
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of two chest tombs located approximately 8 meters northeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. They date from the early 19th century and are made of limestone. The tomb to the south features fielded panels, a moulded plinth, cornice, and top, and commemorates George Cooper, who died in 1811, and his wife Ann, who died in 1827. The tomb to the north is plain with a splayed top and commemorates Patrick William Moulder, who died in 1838.
Local climate
Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 8 Metres North East 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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