Govett Family Chest Tomb, in Churchyard One Metre West 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. A Early Modern Tomb.
Govett Family Chest Tomb, in Churchyard One Metre West of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- stony-cobble-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Govett Family Chest Tomb, in Churchyard One Metre West of Porch, Church of St Mary, Stringston
- OS grid reference
- ST 176 423
- Coordinates
- 51.17484, -3.17955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Govett family chest tomb, located in the churchyard one metre west of the porch of the Church of St Mary, dates from the early 17th century. It is constructed from sandstone and blue lias. The tomb features a flat top with a cavetto moulded cornice and a sunk plinth. All faces of the tomb are inscribed in fine lettering, although the inscription on the south face has been removed and replaced with a blue lias panel. The earliest inscription, found on the north face, commemorates John Garett, who died in 1618. This tomb is part of a group of early, finely inscribed chest tombs that includes the Prior family chest tomb.
Local climate
Govett Family Chest Tomb, in Churchyard One Metre West 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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