Keynton Monument and Enclosure in Churchyard, About 3 1/2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Ethelbert is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Tomb.

Keynton Monument and Enclosure in Churchyard, About 3 1/2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Ethelbert

WRENN ID
ruined-bonework-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SO 672 135
Coordinates
51.81981, -2.47674
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Keynton monument and enclosure is located in the churchyard about 3.5 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Ethelbert. This Grade II listed chest tomb dates from 1763 and is dedicated to Mary Keynton, the widow of Samuel Keynton, a London merchant. The tomb features a flat lid with a vertical tooled edge and a moulding below. The sides are made of fielded panels designed for inscriptions, with a tooled margin and lyre ends, while the ends are plain. Surrounding the tomb is a wrought-iron railing with square corner posts that have moulded bases and urn finials. The bars of the railing are set diagonally and topped with tapered finials. The monument also commemorates George Skipp, who died in 1783, and is noted for its good Roman lettering.

Local climate

Keynton Monument and Enclosure in Churchyard, About 3 1/2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Ethelbert receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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