Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South of South East Corner of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Tomb group.

Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South of South East Corner of Parish Church

WRENN ID
hollow-alcove-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1976
Type
Tomb group
OS grid reference
ST 323 081
Coordinates
50.86918, -2.96319
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A group of three chest tombs, located approximately 15 meters south of the southeast corner of the Parish Church, consists of four limestone tombs of varying styles and dates. Three of the tombs are arranged in a row running north to south, while the fourth tomb is situated 4 meters to the east of this row. The easternmost tomb dates from the mid to late 18th century and features a hipped top with a moulded cornice and reeded Ionic pilasters at the corners and centers of the sides. The southernmost tomb is from the early 18th century, also with a hipped top, moulded cornice, and plinth, and has semi-circular ends that are set back with moulded panels. The central tomb, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century, is designed in a Grecian style, featuring a hipped top and moulded cornice, tapering toward the plinth, with pilasters on the long sides and broken stone rings at the ends.

Local climate

Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South of South East Corner of Parish Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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