Dean Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. A Post-Medieval Monument.
Dean Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- crooked-zinc-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Post-Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 403 127
- Coordinates
- 50.91118, -2.85052
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dean monument is a 17th-century chest tomb located about 6 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Nicholas in Dinnington. It is made of Ham stone, with the base buried. The tomb features plain ends and flanks, and has a moulded undercoving beneath a heavy flat top. Although the original inscription appears to be lost, there is an inscription on the north side dedicated to William Dean, who died in 1734.
Local climate
Dean Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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