Nicholas Billingsley Tomb and Railed Enclosure in Churchyard, 14 Metres North of North-West Corner of North Aisle, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Nicholas Billingsley Tomb and Railed Enclosure in Churchyard, 14 Metres North of North-West Corner of North Aisle, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- over-granite-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 637 484
- Coordinates
- 51.23394, -2.52122
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nicholas Billingsley tomb and railed enclosure is located in the churchyard, 14 metres north of the north-west corner of the north aisle of the Church of St James. This chest tomb and its enclosure date from the early 18th century and are dedicated to Nicholas Billingsley, who died in 1729, and his family. The tomb is constructed from Doulting ashlar and features a classic panelled shape with reeded pilasters between each panel, a pulvinated frieze, and a slightly bellied top. It is surrounded by cast iron railings, which have a shaped head on each rail and urn-capped standards.
Local climate
Nicholas Billingsley Tomb and Railed Enclosure in Churchyard, 14 Metres North of North-West Corner of North Aisle, Church of St James receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Billingsley Tomb 10 Yards West of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew
- 2 4 Chest Tombs to South of Billingham Memorial at All Saints Church
- 3 Monument About 2 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Nicholas
- 4 Hargreaves Memorial and Railed Enclosure Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Lawrence
- 5 Chest Tomb and Railings Approximately 1.5 Metres North West of North West Corner of North Aisle of Church of St Giles
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings