Barrington Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Gregory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1986. Monument.
Barrington Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Gregory
- WRENN ID
- north-buttress-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 348 271
- Coordinates
- 51.03987, -2.93102
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barrington Monument is a headstone located in the churchyard, about 10 meters southeast of the south porch of the Church of St Gregory. It dates back to at least 1782, although it may be older. Made of ham stone, the monument features a thick slab with a shaped top. The upper section is intricately carved with angels' heads flanking an hourglass and skull, and it has a sunken center with a decorated architrave. The upper section is divided vertically by a cord, with inscriptions on the left side dedicated to Elizabeth Barrington, who died in 1782, and on the right side for Edward Barrington. This monument is the only surviving early headstone in the churchyard and serves as a notable example of its type.
Local climate
Barrington Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Gregory receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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