Iley Tomb Circa 28 Metres South of Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Tombstone.
Iley Tomb Circa 28 Metres South of Church of St Thomas
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- NY 996 391
- Coordinates
- 54.74771, -2.00619
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Iley tomb, located approximately 28 metres south of the Church of St Thomas, is a Grade II listed headstone dating from around 1845. It commemorates members of the Iley family who died between 1845 and 1855. The tomb features a tall sandstone slab with a shaped top and a finely-cut inscription that reads:
"The sprightly Youth ah mournfull tale to tell/Crush'd by a ponderous load which on him fell/Awhile he liv'd oppressed with pain and grief/Till heaven the patient sufferer sent relief/Death's icy hand the well blown flower crops/And blasts the aged parents future hopes/ IN MEMORY OF MARGARET/WIFE OF JAMES ILEY/ POSTMASTER OF STANHOPE/WHO DIED MARCH 18TH 1845/AGED 66 YEARS/ALSO GEORGE ILEY THEIR SON, WHO/DIED JUNE 12TH 1848 AGED 27 (?) YEARS/ALSO OF THE ABOVE JAMES ILEY/POST MASTER WHO DIED JANUARY 21ST 1855/AGED 77 YEARS."
This tomb is included for its historical interest.
Local climate
Iley Tomb Circa 28 Metres South of Church of St Thomas sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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