Ashton Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Tower, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Monument.
Ashton Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Tower, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- WRENN ID
- moated-transept-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 321 172
- Coordinates
- 50.95084, -2.96787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ashton monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 3 metres north of the tower of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of Ham stone. The base is buried, and the tomb features proudstanding panels with heavy framing mouldings—one flat panel on each side and one on a semi-circular curve at each end. The top is shaped with moulded coving and rounded leading edges. This monument commemorates John Ashton, who died in 1713.
Local climate
Ashton Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Tower, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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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