Two Stone Coffins in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Chancel Against Boundary Wall, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Coffin.

Two Stone Coffins in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Chancel Against Boundary Wall, Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
young-pavement-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1986
Type
Coffin
OS grid reference
ST 644 261
Coordinates
51.03359, -2.50887
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two stone coffins located in the churchyard about 5 metres south of the chancel, against the boundary wall of the Church of St Mary. These coffins are likely from the 13th or 14th century and are made of Doulting stone. Each coffin consists of a single stone that has been hollowed out with shaped recesses for the head and shoulders. The lids of the coffins are not present.

Local climate

Two Stone Coffins in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Chancel Against Boundary Wall, Church of St Mary 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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