Edgell Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1986. A 18th century Monument.
Edgell Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- dusk-roof-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 576 632
- Coordinates
- 51.36683, -2.60903
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edgell Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 12 metres northwest of the north porch of the Church of St. Andrew in Chew Magna. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of sandstone featuring limestone balusters. The tomb has a flat top with a moulded edge and a moulded plinth. Inscription panels are present on all sides, each surrounded by an oval incised border, with carved spandrels on the north and south sides. The monument is dedicated to Richard Edgell, who died in 1790, along with other family members.
Local climate
Edgell Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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