William Miles Monument in the Churchyard Adjacent to North Chapel of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Monument.
William Miles Monument in the Churchyard Adjacent to North Chapel of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- noble-hearth-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 623 534
- Coordinates
- 51.2791, -2.54052
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Miles monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard next to the north chapel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. It dates back to 1797, with the earliest inscription dedicated to William Miles. The tomb is made of dressed stone and has an oval shape. It sits on a moulded plinth and features inscriptions on the north and south sides, which are flanked by decorative swags. The top of the tomb is stepped and cambered, with a moulded edge around its outer perimeter. This monument is noted for being of an unusual type.
Local climate
William Miles Monument in the Churchyard Adjacent to North Chapel of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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