Row of 29 Headstones c. 8 Metrers S of Tower of Church of St Mary Adderbury, England
Listed Building Data
Row of 29 Headstones c. 8 Metrers S of Tower of Church of St Mary has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1300954
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 5 May 1988
- Name
- ROW OF 29 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 8 METRERS SOUTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
- Location
- ROW OF 29 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 8 METRERS SOUTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, HIGH STREET
- Parish
- Adderbury
- District
- Cherwell
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Grid Reference
- SP 47070 35364
- Easting
- 447070.0000
- Northing
- 235364.0000
Listed Building Description
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SP4735 ADDERBURY HIGH STREET - (West side) Adderbury East 7/66 Row of 29 headstones approx. 8m S of tower of Church of St. Mary
GV II 29 headstones. Late C17, early C18 and mid C18. Mostly marlstone but some limestone. Nos.2, 4 to 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 25 and 28 are early C18 with segmental heads and cartouches formed by flowers, drapery and cherubs. Nos.1, 3, 15, 16, 20, 26 and 27 have shallower carving and are mostly later. No.13, in limestone, has a scrolled head and a shield-shaped inscription panel, framed by fruit and flowers, commemorating William Caseles (d.1680). No.17 has a square recessed panel flanked by scrolls commemorating William Wise (d.1699). No.21 has an inscription, framed by drapery and flowers below a winged-cherub head, commemorating Richard Pottienger (d.1688/9). No.23. has a scrolled head and an inscription panel formed on folded drapery, the inscription commemorating Margaret Lawry (d.1692). No.24 has a rectangular panel flanked by scrolls and is probably c.1700; it commemorates Elizabeth Horwood. No.29 has a recessed shield-shaped panel below a scrolled head, and commemorates Jane Baswell (d.1662). The headstones are arranged in a single closely-spaced row against the boundary wall of the Manor House (q.v.). (Country Life, 1949, Vol 105, p89)
Listing NGR: SP4707035364
