Easton Family Memorial in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1986. Memorial.
Easton Family Memorial in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- weathered-cobble-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- ST 173 229
- Coordinates
- 51.00011, -3.17987
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Easton family memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Giles, about 3 meters south of the porch. This mid-19th century chest tomb is made from an unidentified stone and features a flat top with a convex moulded cornice, a moulded plinth, and spiral fluted columns at the corners, along with moulded panels. The inscription on the top commemorates Josiah Easton of Hele, who died in 1848, and his wife Hannah, who died in 1857. The Easton family was known for their engineering contributions, particularly in the construction of the Great Western Canal. Josiah Easton built Hele Mount, which is not included in this listing, and there is also a memorial to this significant local family inside the Church of St Giles.
Local climate
Easton Family Memorial in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Giles receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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