Palfrey Family Monument in Churcyard, About 4.5 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Monument.
Palfrey Family Monument in Churcyard, About 4.5 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha
- WRENN ID
- salt-cupola-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 329 158
- Coordinates
- 50.9386, -2.95556
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Palfrey family monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 4.5 meters south of the tower of the Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha. It dates from the 17th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a flat top with a thick slab and concave moulding. The name of Edward Palfrey is inscribed on all faces, with the inscription visible on the west end.
Local climate
Palfrey Family Monument in Churcyard, About 4.5 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% 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 65% 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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