Boundary Marker in the Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1985. Boundary marker.
Boundary Marker in the Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- worn-doorway-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1985
- Type
- Boundary marker
- Address
- Boundary Marker in the Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, Shop Lane, Pilton
- OS grid reference
- ST 588 407
- Coordinates
- 51.1649, -2.58991
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary marker in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist dates from the 13th or 14th century. It is a low, rough-hewn pier that is said to mark the boundary between the Church Lands and the lands of the Abbots of Glastonbury. This marker is included in the listing primarily for its historical interest and its group value with the Church of St John the Baptist.
Local climate
Boundary Marker in the Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- No related consent applications matched
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