Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 1 Metre East of East End of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 1 Metre East of East End of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- idle-lime-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 746 493
- Coordinates
- 51.24256, -2.36451
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unknown chest tomb from the 18th century, located in the churchyard, 1 metre east of the east end of the chancel of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. The tomb is made of ashlar and has a plain, unadorned oblong shape. It features a chamfered slab top with a moulded cornice, and the plinth is buried.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 1 Metre East of East End of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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