Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South East of Porch, Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South East of Porch, Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- fading-niche-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 547 300
- Coordinates
- 51.06795, -2.64703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified coffin chest tomb located in the churchyard, 4 metres southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. It is possibly from the early 17th century and made of Keinton stone. The tomb has a tapered rectangular shape and is considerably sunken. It features low plain slab sides on a plain base, with an almost flat top that has a simple curved undercoating. There are no discernible inscriptions on the tomb.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South East of Porch, Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
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