John Iles Monument, in the Churchyard, 5 Metres East of the East Wall of Old Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Monument.
John Iles Monument, in the Churchyard, 5 Metres East of the East Wall of Old Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- blind-panel-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 958 795
- Coordinates
- 50.61606, -2.06004
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Iles monument is a low stone table tomb located in the churchyard, 5 metres east of the east wall of the Old Church of St James. It dates from 1820 and features plain ashlar sides, a moulded base, and a rounded-edged top. The monument commemorates John Iles and may have been lowered from its original size.
Local climate
John Iles Monument, in the Churchyard, 5 Metres East of the East Wall of Old Church of St James receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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