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Latitude: 51.1508 / 51°9'2"N
Longitude: 0.2196 / 0°13'10"E
OS Eastings: 555336
OS Northings: 141405
OS Grid: TQ553414
Mapcode National: GBR MPJ.VPZ
Mapcode Global: VHHQC.RBGM
Plus Code: 9F325629+8R
Entry Name: Row of 6 Cooke Headstones Approximately 9 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
Listing Date: 24 August 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1260473
English Heritage Legacy ID: 440481
ID on this website: 101260473
Location: St Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
County: Kent
District: Tunbridge Wells
Civil Parish: Speldhurst
Built-Up Area: Speldhurst
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Speldhurst St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Tombstone
TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side),
SPELDHURST
12/561 Row of 6 Cooke headstones
approx 9m south of the tower of
the Church of St Mary the
Virgin
GV II
Row of 6 headstones. Dated between 1723-1773, all in memory of various
members of the Cooke family. All are upright sandstone slabs standing between
300-600mm high. All have curvilinear shaped heads and sunken front panels.
Some of the heads have inscribed hourglasses, others have crossed arrows and
some include scrolled ornament. They are inscribed with Roman serif upper and
lower case lettering. From left to right they commemorate Elizabeth Cooke
(died 1729), Mary (date buried), Ann (died 1723), Samuel (died 1773), Mary
(died 1730) and Samuel (date buried).
Listing NGR: TQ5533641405
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