Monument to Thomas Maddox About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. A C17 Monument.
Monument to Thomas Maddox About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Chancel of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- eternal-granite-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 771 498
- Coordinates
- 51.2207, 0.53518
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Thomas Maddox is a chest tomb located about 4 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter in Boughton Monchelsea. It dates from the late 17th century and is made of stone, resting on a stone base. The tomb features a moulded plinth and a corniced lid, with continuously roll-moulded side and end panels. The panels for inscriptions are plain, with the north side inscribed to Thomas Maddox, who died in 1682, along with accompanying text.
Local climate
Monument to Thomas Maddox About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Chancel of Church of St Peter receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% 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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