Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- nether-footing-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 402 171
- Coordinates
- 50.95072, -2.85161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located about 6 metres west of the tower of the Church of St. Michael in Shepton Beauchamp, dates back to at least 1732, although the inscriptions are largely worn away. It is made of dressed stone and features a plinth that is buried. The tomb has an oblong shape with fluted pilasters and a hipped slab top that is moulded around the lower edge.
Local climate
Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Michael receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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- 4 Chest Tomb 5 Yards North of Vestry of Church of St Michael
- 5 Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of South West Corner of South Transept
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