Parris Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 500 Mm South of South Aisle Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Tomb.
Parris Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 500 Mm South of South Aisle Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- frozen-plaster-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Parris Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 500 Mm South of South Aisle Church of St John the Baptist, Hatch Beauchamp
- OS grid reference
- ST 306 211
- Coordinates
- 50.98523, -2.99001
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parris family chest tomb is located in the churchyard about 500 millimeters south of the south aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist. This chest tomb dates from the early 18th century and is made of Ham stone. It features a ledger top, a moulded cornice, and a plinth, resting on three slabs of unidentified stone, with the western slab bearing an illegible inscription. The tomb has raised and fielded panels, with pilasters on the north and south sides that are divided horizontally into three panels. It is inscribed on all sides except the west side, commemorating members of the Parris family, with the date of 1721 visible on the north side, although it is much eroded. The design of this tomb is similar to that of the Paul family chest tomb located to the south. The Parris or Perris family is also associated with the name Perris in Hatch Beauchamp.
Local climate
Parris Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 500 Mm South of South Aisle Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% 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 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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