Monument to Madocke Family in the Churchyard 4 Metres South East of South Porch of Church of St Mary and St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Chest tomb.
Monument to Madocke Family in the Churchyard 4 Metres South East of South Porch of Church of St Mary and St Peter
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-rood-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 556 958
- Coordinates
- 51.65955, -2.64324
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to the Madocke family is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 4 metres southeast of the south porch of the Church of St Mary and St Peter. It likely dates from 1736, although it features earlier dates inscribed on it. The tomb is made of sandstone and has a flat, inscribed top with a moulded edge. It includes three sunk panels on the north and south sides, and one on the east and west, all resting on a moulded base and set on a platform surrounded by pointed square railings.
At the southwest end, there is a finely carved and painted coat of arms belonging to the Madocke family of Wibdon, which can also be seen inside the church. The top of the tomb bears an inscription dedicated to Bridget Madocke from 1736, but it also references other family members dating back to 1587. In 1736, Bridget Madocke bequeathed ten shillings to ensure the inscriptions on this family tomb remained legible, and the presence of the painted coat of arms indicates that this arrangement is still being honored.
Local climate
Monument to Madocke Family in the Churchyard 4 Metres South East of South Porch of Church of St Mary and St Peter receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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