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Cholwill Chest Tomb and 2 Other Chest Tombs About 5 Metres South East of the Church of St Morwenna

A Grade II Listed Building in Morwenstow, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9092 / 50°54'33"N

Longitude: -4.5543 / 4°33'15"W

OS Eastings: 220517

OS Northings: 115302

OS Grid: SS205153

Mapcode National: GBR K2.R02B

Mapcode Global: FRA 16BP.ZF6

Plus Code: 9C2QWC5W+M7

Entry Name: Cholwill Chest Tomb and 2 Other Chest Tombs About 5 Metres South East of the Church of St Morwenna

Listing Date: 9 September 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1141776

English Heritage Legacy ID: 64907

ID on this website: 101141776

Location: St Morwenna and St John the Baptist's Church, Morwenstow, Cornwall, EX23

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Morwenstow

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Morwenstow

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


SS 21 NW MORWENSTOW MORWENSTOW

1/102 Cholwill Chest Tomb and 2 other
- chest tombs about 5 metres south-
east of the Church of St Morwenna
GV II

3 chest tombs. Late C18. Brick and freestone, slate lids. Southernmost tomb of
the group brick with inscribed slate lid commemorating Thomas Cholwill, died 1757.
Similar tomb to the north east of the Cholwill tomb has illegible inscription.
Westernmost tomb of the group freestone ashlar with slate lid, inscription
illegible.


Listing NGR: SS2050415304

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