Elizabeth Knight Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. A C18 Monument.
Elizabeth Knight Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha
- WRENN ID
- winding-gateway-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 329 158
- Coordinates
- 50.93853, -2.95544
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Elizabeth Knight monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha in Broadway Village. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a ledger top, a moulded cornice, and a plinth. The end pilasters are divided into three unequal sections and have raised and fielded panels. The north side is inscribed to John Hayes, who died in 1817, while the south side is dedicated to Elizabeth Knight, who died in 1750. The east and west ends of the tomb are plain.
Local climate
Elizabeth Knight Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha 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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