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Sampson Headstone Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Vestry of Church of the Holy Trinity

A Grade II Listed Building in Gidleigh, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.6798 / 50°40'47"N

Longitude: -3.8828 / 3°52'58"W

OS Eastings: 267072

OS Northings: 88376

OS Grid: SX670883

Mapcode National: GBR Q8.KJBQ

Mapcode Global: FRA 27R8.WMN

Plus Code: 9C2RM4H8+WV

Entry Name: Sampson Headstone Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Vestry of Church of the Holy Trinity

Listing Date: 16 September 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1308387

English Heritage Legacy ID: 94726

ID on this website: 101308387

Location: Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh, West Devon, TQ13

County: Devon

District: West Devon

Civil Parish: Gidleigh

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Gidleigh Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Tombstone

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Description


SX 68 NE GIDLEIGH

3/196 Sampson headstone approximately
- 2 metres south-east of vestry of
Church of The Holy Trinity
GV II

Headstone erected 1940 in memory of William and Eva Sampson reusing a probably C15
cross. Granite. On an inscribed square socket stone a complete medieval cross has
been erected. It is a plain Latin cross standing approximately 1.5m high with a
tapering shaft. The corners are chamfered and it has pyramid stops. The socket
stone records the death of William Sampson in 1940 and his wife Eva in 1934. They
lived at Greenaway Farm from where the cross was formerly located.

Listing NGR: SX6706788370

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