Hext Monument in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Tomb.
Hext Monument in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- crooked-gable-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 383 171
- Coordinates
- 50.95067, -2.87961
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hext monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 14 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth and panelled sides adorned with fluted Ionic pilasters, with one pilaster at each end and two on each flank. There is no frieze, and the hipped top has moulded coving with rounded leading edges. The tomb is set within an area defined by low stone kerbing and commemorates Mary, the wife of Philip Hext, who died in 1826, along with other family members.
Local climate
Hext Monument in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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