Penny Tombstone, in Churchyard 11 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1985. A C17 Tombstone.
Penny Tombstone, in Churchyard 11 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- little-dormer-moth
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1985
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 665 230
- Coordinates
- 51.0059, -2.47822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Penny Tombstone, located in the churchyard 11 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, dates from the late 17th century. It is made of ham stone and consists of a single slab that is approximately 600mm high, 1.1 metres wide, and nearly 100mm thick. The west face features three shallow segmental arched panels with inscriptions. The left panel reads "HEWE/PENNY/DYED/FEBRVAR/4 1688," the centre panel states "----/PENNY/ DYED/SEP 20/1681," and the right panel says "MOSES/PENNY/DYED/NOVEM/BER 1691." This tombstone is a rare survival for its date in this part of the county.
Local climate
Penny Tombstone, in Churchyard 11 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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