Parsons Monument, in the Churchyard and 1 Metre South of Nave of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1986. Monument.
Parsons Monument, in the Churchyard and 1 Metre South of Nave of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- noble-iron-ridge
- 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
- 2 May 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 667 585
- Coordinates
- 51.32542, -2.47896
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Parsons Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, just 1 metre south of the nave of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of freestone. The tomb features a flat, edge-moulded slab resting on a fluted frieze adorned with paterae and corner balusters. The end and side panels are raised and fielded, displaying text that is separated by fluted pilasters. The earliest legible date on the monument is 1817.
Local climate
Parsons Monument, in the Churchyard and 1 Metre South of Nave of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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