Wilton Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Catherine is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Chest tomb.
Wilton Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Catherine
- WRENN ID
- waning-loft-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 496 169
- Coordinates
- 50.94978, -2.71742
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilton monument is a chest tomb located about 9 metres east of the chancel at the Church of St. Catherine. This 18th-century tomb is made of Ham stone and has a rectangular shape with semi-circular ends. The base is buried, and it features panels with bolection-moulded trim, one on each side and one on the curved ends, along with a plain frieze. The top is shaped with a moulded coving. The monument commemorates Robert Wilton, although the date of his death is not legible.
Local climate
Wilton Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Catherine receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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