North Family Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew and St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1986. A C18 Monument.
North Family Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew and St Mary
- WRENN ID
- watchful-hammer-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 220 191
- Coordinates
- 50.96613, -3.11091
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North family monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 6 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew and St Mary. It dates from the 18th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb has a flat top and features a deep cyma recta moulded cornice. There are inscriptions on the north and south sides; however, the north side does not have any name or date that is legible, while the south side shows the name Worth. The monument is sunk and leaning to the south.
Local climate
North Family Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew and St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% 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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