Chest Tomb Circa 15 Metres East of North Aisle in the Churchyard of the Church of St Oswald is a Grade II* listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Circa 15 Metres East of North Aisle in the Churchyard of the Church of St Oswald
- WRENN ID
- iron-merlon-heron
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 059 165
- Coordinates
- 51.84787, -1.91491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 15 meters east of the north aisle in the churchyard of the Church of St Oswald, is possibly from the 14th century in part and features a 17th-century table. It is made of limestone and has canted ends adorned with raised crosses and foliate motifs. The tomb is topped with a thick capping that has a moulded margin. The head, which may include a headdress, is depicted in relief alongside an incised Celtic cross. Additionally, there are indentations for the game of Nine Men's Morris carved into the upper surface of the capping. This tomb is noted for being unusually early work for its type.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Circa 15 Metres East of North Aisle in the Churchyard of the Church of St Oswald receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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