Monument to William Ilett in Churchyard 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1988. Monument.
Monument to William Ilett in Churchyard 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- weathered-ledge-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 352 209
- Coordinates
- 50.98426, -2.92336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to William Ilett is a chest tomb located 2 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Isle Abbotts. It dates back to 1632, making it the earliest inscription for William Ilett. The tomb is constructed from dressed Ham stone and lias, featuring an oblong shape made up of four long slabs set on a simple moulded plinth. Each face of the chest has a high-quality inscription, and the slab top is chamfered around its lower edge. The entire structure stands on a single lias slab.
Local climate
Monument to William Ilett in Churchyard 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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