Borrington Chest Tomb About 5 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary
BORRINGTON CHEST TOMB ABOUT 5 METRES SOUTH WEST OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1097076
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1987
- Statutory Address:
- BORRINGTON CHEST TOMB ABOUT 5 METRES SOUTH WEST OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04831/04
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1097076
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1987
- Statutory Address 1:
- BORRINGTON CHEST TOMB ABOUT 5 METRES SOUTH WEST OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BORRINGTON CHEST TOMB ABOUT 5 METRES SOUTH WEST OF THE TOWER OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ideford
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 89397 77385
Details
IDEFORD CHURCH ROAD, Ideford SX 87 NE 4/86 Borrington chest tomb about 5m south west of the tower of the - Church of St Mary
GV II
Chest tomb. C16. Stone rubble chest with an oversailing chamfered granite lid. Inscription commemorates Humphry Borrington and describfs the Borrington Charity, granted 1589. The Ideford and Luton Guide states that the tomb is that of Humphry's father, Bartholomew, and that the inscription is later. The charity was paid out on the tomb.
Guide to Ideford and Luton, n.d.
Listing NGR: SX8939777385
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- Legacy System number:
- 85343
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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Guide to Ideford and Luton, ()
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