Two Monuments in Churchyard, About One Metre North of North Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Monument.
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About One Metre North of North Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- little-minaret-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Two Monuments in Churchyard, About One Metre North of North Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Norton Sub Hamdon
- OS grid reference
- ST 470 159
- Coordinates
- 50.94075, -2.75489
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two monuments located in the churchyard, about one metre north of the north aisle of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Both headstones are notable examples of work from the nearby Ham Hill stone quarries and date from the early 19th century.
The first headstone is made of Ham stone, measuring approximately 1 metre wide, 1.7 metres high, and 100 millimetres thick, with chamfered back edges. It features a segmental top with reverse-curve corners and includes two panels. At the head, there is a decoration of a book, a sun, and foliage. This headstone commemorates John Hodges, who died in 1826, along with other family members.
The second headstone is also made of Ham stone and measures about 850 millimetres wide and 1.5 metres high, with a segmental top and reverse-curve corners. It has no panels or decoration and commemorates Marget, the wife of Henry Brake, who died in 1821.
Local climate
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About One Metre North of North Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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