Monument to Jennings Family in Churchyard, 3 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Monument.
Monument to Jennings Family in Churchyard, 3 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- watchful-merlon-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 625 363
- Coordinates
- 51.12486, -2.53618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to the Jennings family is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 3 metres south-east of the porch of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. It features dressed stone and has a rectangular shape set on a moulded plinth with pilasters on all sides. The hipped slab top completes its design. The earliest inscription on the tomb is dedicated to Lydia Jennings, dating back to 1733, along with additional inscriptions for other members of the Jennings family.
Local climate
Monument to Jennings Family in Churchyard, 3 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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