Coffin Stone Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Winifred
COFFIN STONE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1333294
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1988
- Statutory Address:
- COFFIN STONE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1333294
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1988
- Statutory Address 1:
- COFFIN STONE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COFFIN STONE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Branscombe
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 19540 88456
Details
SY 18 NE BRANSCOMBE BRANSCOMBE
7/26 Coffin stone approximately 2 - metres south of nave of Church of St Winifred GV II Coffin stone. Medieval. Beerstone ashlar. A stone coffin without its lid is set on its side. The inside is cut to the shape of a corpse, and in this case a very tall one. In fact it does not belong to the churchyard. It was uncovered alongside the Weston Road in 1790 and moved here. The site is marked on large scale OS maps.
Listing NGR: SY1953688447
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- Legacy System number:
- 88697
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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