Group of 3 Willie Family Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1986. Monuments.
Group of 3 Willie Family Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1986
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 222 143
- Coordinates
- 50.92299, -3.10748
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a group of three chest tombs located in the churchyard, about 6 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St Leonard. The northern tomb dates from the early 19th century and is made of Ham stone. It features a damaged ledger top, a moulded cornice, fluted end pilasters, and raised and fielded panels inscribed to Robert Willie of Whatley, who died in 1820. The nearby Whatley Farmhouse also has an inscription mentioning Rob. Willie from 1814. The two southern tombs are from the 17th century, also constructed of Ham stone, and have flat tops with cyma recta moulded cornices. The inscriptions on these tombs are mostly illegible, but the name Willie can be discerned on the north face of the southern tomb.
Local climate
Group of 3 Willie Family Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Leonard 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 64% 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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