Vegg Family Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Monument.
Vegg Family Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- low-wall-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 646 523
- Coordinates
- 51.2694, -2.50745
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Vagg Family Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist. It features dressed stone and is designed as an oblong chest resting on a moulded plinth. The tomb has corner urn pilasters and decorated panels with inscriptions on all sides. The slab top is moulded around its lower edge. The earliest inscription on the monument is dedicated to Henry Vagg, dating back to 1729.
Local climate
Vegg Family Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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