Unknown monument in the churchyard, 20 metres North North East of chancel, Church of St Christopher is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Monument.
Unknown monument in the churchyard, 20 metres North North East of chancel, Church of St Christopher
- WRENN ID
- white-gargoyle-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 335 541
- Coordinates
- 51.28294, -2.95433
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unknown chest tomb located 20 metres north-north-east of the chancel at the Church of St Christopher. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of dressed stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth, an oblong chest, fluted corner pilasters, and a central pilaster on the north and south sides. It has a flat entablature and a slab top that is moulded around its lower edge. The inscriptions on the tomb are decayed, and it was noted to be much overgrown with ivy during a resurvey in February 1984.
Local climate
Unknown monument in the churchyard, 20 metres North North East of chancel, Church of St Christopher receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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