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Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Luxborough, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1321 / 51°7'55"N

Longitude: -3.468 / 3°28'4"W

OS Eastings: 297380

OS Northings: 138004

OS Grid: SS973380

Mapcode National: GBR LJ.8Z4X

Mapcode Global: VH5KB.TTZ0

Plus Code: 9C3R4GJJ+RR

Entry Name: Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 5 June 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1057341

English Heritage Legacy ID: 265360

ID on this website: 101057341

Location: St Mary's Church, Churchtown, Somerset, TA23

County: Somerset

District: Somerset West and Taunton

Civil Parish: Luxborough

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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LUXBOROUGH VILLAGE
Unidentified chest tomb in churchyard, about 12 metres south of nave, Church of St Mary

GV
II
Chest tomb. Late C15-early C16. Local stone, squared and coursed. Monolithic slab with steeply chamfered cornice, tomb sunk almost to cornice, inset panel with heraldic device at east end, strongly carved with illegible description visible, appears to be in good condition below the soil.
Forms a pair with similar tomb to north. Rare survival of an early tomb.

Listing NGR: SS9738038004

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