Priddle Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Tomb.

Priddle Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
winter-kitchen-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 498 196
Coordinates
50.97439, -2.71538
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Priddle monument is a chest tomb located about 5 metres south-east of the chancel of the Church of St. Margaret on St Margaret's Road. It dates from the later 18th century and is made of Ham stone. The base is buried, and each face features one fielded panel, with coffer-panelled pilasters on the flanks. The tomb has a moulded coving on its hipped top, which has rounded leading edges. This monument commemorates John Priddle, who died in 1775, along with other family members.

Local climate

Priddle Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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