Monument in Churchyard 7 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 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- former-storey-plum
- 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
- 50.98628, -2.80436
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 7 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Martin. Dated 1799, it is made of dressed stone and features a plinth that appears to be buried. The tomb is oblong in shape, with pilasters and a hipped slab top. At the time of the last survey in August 1986, it was overgrown with ivy.
Local climate
Monument in Churchyard 7 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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