Group of Five Monuments in Churchyard South of Tower of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Monuments.
Group of Five Monuments in Churchyard South of Tower of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- swift-clay-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monuments
- Address
- Group of Five Monuments in Churchyard South of Tower of Church of St Martin, Church Street, Kingsbury Episcopi
- OS grid reference
- ST 436 210
- Coordinates
- 50.98632, -2.80456
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of five monuments located in the churchyard south of the tower of the Church of St. Martin in Kingsbury Episcopi. The group consists of three chest tombs and two headstones, dating from the 17th century, 18th century, and early 19th century. They are made of dressed stone, with the headstones featuring shaped tops. Among the chest tombs, the two located to the north have minimal decoration, with slab tops that are cavetto-moulded around the lower edges. The chest tomb to the south, dating from the early 19th century, has panelled pilasters and a hipped slab top.
Local climate
Group of Five Monuments in Churchyard South of Tower of Church of St Martin receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 62% 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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