Village Stocks, in Churchyard 12 Metres South East of Chancel of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Village stocks.
Village Stocks, in Churchyard 12 Metres South East of Chancel of St George
- WRENN ID
- worn-ashlar-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Village stocks
- OS grid reference
- ST 110 394
- Coordinates
- 51.14702, -3.27242
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The village stocks, located in the churchyard 12 metres southeast of the chancel of St George, date from the late 18th century to early 19th century and were restored in the early 20th century. They are made of wood, measuring about one and a half metres long and 400 cm high, featuring five circular openings. The stocks have cast iron hinges at either end, with a padlock inscribed 'V R Patent' beneath a crown. An early 20th-century bench in St George's Church is carved with a depiction of the stocks, which stand in the shade of a large yew tree. The stocks are listed primarily for their historic interest.
Local climate
Village Stocks, in Churchyard 12 Metres South East of Chancel of St George receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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