Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres East North East of North Porch of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres East North East of North Porch of Parish Church

WRENN ID
gaunt-banister-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1976
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
ST 323 082
Coordinates
50.86948, -2.96339
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the late 17th century, is located approximately 3 metres east-north-east of the north porch of the Parish Church. It is made of limestone and features a cyma-moulded plinth and cornice on its flat top. The inscription on the tomb is worn and difficult to read.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres East North East of North Porch of Parish Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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