Group of 10 Medieval Tombstones and 1 Column Base at Church of Saint Oswald is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Tombstones.
Group of 10 Medieval Tombstones and 1 Column Base at Church of Saint Oswald
- WRENN ID
- hushed-frieze-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Tombstones
- Address
- Group of 10 Medieval Tombstones and 1 Column Base at Church of Saint Oswald, West Hauxwell
- OS grid reference
- SE 165 930
- Coordinates
- 54.3331, -1.74712
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of 10 medieval tombstones and 1 column base is located around the west end of the Church of Saint Oswald. These date from the 13th to the 14th century and are made of stone. The grave covers are all laid flat. Five of the tombstones have a tapering plan and are triangular in section, featuring a raised ribbed cross along with incised swords and shields. The other five have a chamfered trapezoid plan. The column base is from a 13th-century shafted column.
Local climate
Group of 10 Medieval Tombstones and 1 Column Base at Church of Saint Oswald receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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