Monument in Churchyard 16 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Monument in Churchyard 16 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- lone-loggia-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 436 210
- Coordinates
- 50.98624, -2.80433
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 16 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Martin. It is dated 1820 and commemorates William Sheperd and his family. The tomb is made of dressed stone and features an oblong shape resting on a moulded plinth. It has panelled pilasters and a hipped slab top.
Local climate
Monument in Churchyard 16 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Martin receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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- 3 Shepherd Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 16 Metres North of the North Aisle, Church of St John Evangelist
- 4 Shepard Monument, in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary
- 5 Shepard chest tomb approximately 4 metres west of tower of Church of All Saints
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