Medieval Stone Coffin and Lid in Churchyard Against South Wall of Chancel, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. A Medieval Coffin.
Medieval Stone Coffin and Lid in Churchyard Against South Wall of Chancel, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- WRENN ID
- late-gable-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1986
- Type
- Coffin
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Medieval Stone Coffin and Lid in Churchyard Against South Wall of Chancel, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Muchelney
- OS grid reference
- ST 429 248
- Coordinates
- 51.02061, -2.81545
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
In the churchyard of the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there is a medieval stone coffin and lid, likely dating from the early medieval period. The coffin is made from Ham stone and is shaped, having been hewn out of a single block of stone. The lid is plain and shaped to fit the coffin. It is presumed that this coffin was discovered during the excavations of the Abbey in 1873.
Local climate
Medieval Stone Coffin and Lid in Churchyard Against South Wall of Chancel, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul 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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