Four Headstones to the Shurt Family Set in Stone Surround, in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Headstones.
Four Headstones to the Shurt Family Set in Stone Surround, in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- haunted-plaster-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- ST 146 439
- Coordinates
- 51.1882, -3.22226
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Four headstones belonging to the Shurt family are set within a stone surround in the churchyard, located about 15 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Mary. This group of four headstones, dating from the late 17th century and early 18th century, features blue lias monolithic slabs embedded in a blue lias random rubble wall that stands about one metre high. The headstones are inscribed with clear lettering, including the names of Julian, who died in 1690, and Hugh, who died in 1709; however, the inscriptions on the other two headstones are no longer legible. At the time of the survey in August 1983, much of the stone surround was obscured by ivy. The Shurt family were prosperous clothiers and were the leaseholders of Kilve Mills in the early 18th century.
Local climate
Four Headstones to the Shurt Family Set in Stone Surround, in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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