Cox Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. A C18 Monument.

Cox Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
high-transept-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1987
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 470 159
Coordinates
50.94051, -2.75481
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cox Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 10 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. It dates from the 18th century and is made of Ham stone with Keinton stone panels. The monument features a moulded plinth and bolection-mould panels on the flanks and ends, which are segmentally curved. There is no frieze, and it has cornice-moulded coving leading to a shaped hip top. The tomb commemorates Richard Cox, who died in 1688, and Betty Cox, who died in 1720. The incised lettering, which is of fine quality, appears to date from the later period.

Local climate

Cox Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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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