Unidentified Chest tomb, 6 metres South-South-East of South porch, Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest tomb, 6 metres South-South-East of South porch, Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- vast-rubblework-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 498 132
- Coordinates
- 50.91629, -2.71456
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 18th-century chest tomb located 6 metres south-south-east of the south porch of the Church of Saint Mary in East Chinnock. It is made of Ham stone and has a rectangular plan. The tomb features a sunken base, fluted pilasters, and recessed panels that are partially divided on the sides, along with recessed end panels. The top is heavily moulded and hipped. The inscription on the tomb is very worn and commemorates an individual who died in 1724, although the name is unreadable.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest tomb, 6 metres South-South-East of South porch, Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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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