Unidentified Chest Tomb 1.5 Metres West of Tower, Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Tomb.

Unidentified Chest Tomb 1.5 Metres West of Tower, Church of Saint Mary

WRENN ID
unlit-mullion-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1984
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 541 223
Coordinates
50.99889, -2.65492
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located 1.5 metres west of the tower of the Church of Saint Mary in Limington. It is the northernmost of two chest tombs. The tomb is constructed from Ham stone and features a moulded base with one fielded panel on each side and flanks. The flanks are adorned with pilasters that have swags hanging from Ionic capitals. It also has a heavy cornice and a hipped top.

Local climate

Unidentified Chest Tomb 1.5 Metres West of Tower, Church of Saint Mary 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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