Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1988. Monument.
Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 325 203
- Coordinates
- 50.97903, -2.96197
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four monuments located in the churchyard about 12 metres south of the Church of St James, consisting of two chest tombs and two headstones from the 17th century and early 18th century. They are made of Ham stone. The two chest tombs include one with pilasters and a hipped slab top, while the other has a plain slab top. The two headstones feature shaped capping and decorative elements, including carved cherubs on the western headstone.
Local climate
Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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