Tomb of William Edwards in the churchyard of St Ilan, Eglwysilan is a Grade II* listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 June 1999. A Georgian Tomb.
Tomb of William Edwards in the churchyard of St Ilan, Eglwysilan
- WRENN ID
- strange-vestry-peregrine
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Caerphilly
- Constituency
- Caerphilly MP: Chris Evans (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1999
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- Tomb of William Edwards in the churchyard of St Ilan, Eglwysilan, Aber Valley
- OS grid reference
- ST 106 889
- Coordinates
- 51.5927, -3.29108
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The tomb of William Edwards, located in the churchyard of St Ilan in Eglwysilan, is a double chest tomb dating from the late 18th century. The long sides of the tomb are plain, while each of the short sides features two fielded panels. On the two coping slabs, there are engravings that commemorate William Edwards, his wife (who died in 1789), and their son William (who died in 1795).
Local climate
Tomb of William Edwards in the churchyard of St Ilan, Eglwysilan sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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