The Higdon Family Chest Tomb, 6 Metres South of the South Porch, Church of Saint James is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Chest tomb.
The Higdon Family Chest Tomb, 6 Metres South of the South Porch, Church of Saint James
- WRENN ID
- hushed-flint-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 570 221
- Coordinates
- 50.99727, -2.61384
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Higdon family chest tomb, located 6 metres south of the south porch of the Church of Saint James, dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed from Ham stone ashlar and features carved details. The base moulding is buried, and the sides are plain with only incised decoration. The tomb has a flat, heavy top with minimal moulding. The inscriptions are very worn, but the Higdon family name is visible, with the earliest discernible date being 1763.
Local climate
The Higdon Family Chest Tomb, 6 Metres South of the South Porch, Church of Saint James receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% 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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