Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard 500 Millimetres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard 500 Millimetres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- mired-storey-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard 500 Millimetres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Nettlecombe, Somerset
- OS grid reference
- ST 056 377
- Coordinates
- 51.13116, -3.34922
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard, 500 millimetres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. It dates from the early 17th century and was likely altered in the late 18th century. The tomb is made of sandstone and features a flat top with a cavetto moulded cornice and a moulded plinth. The north and south sides have billeted arcades, while the east and west ends each have a single bay, with the west end displaying an added heraldic panel in grey stucco. At the time of the survey in October 1983, the tomb was largely obscured by ivy.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard 500 Millimetres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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