Unknown Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 5 Metres East of the Chancel, Church of St George 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, 5 Metres East of the Chancel, Church of St George

WRENN ID
fallow-brick-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 110 394
Coordinates
51.14714, -3.27235
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an unknown chest tomb located in the churchyard, 5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St George. It dates from the early 17th century and is constructed from stone ashlar. The tomb features a flat top with a cyma moulded cornice that has diamond patterns in the frieze. It has single arcades with fluted pilasters on the east and west ends, and three-bay arcades on the north and south sides. The inscriptions on all sides are illegible, and the east end was overgrown with ivy at the time of the survey in June 1983. The tomb is partially sunk into the ground.

Local climate

Unknown Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 5 Metres East of the Chancel, Church of St George receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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