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Latitude: 53.6794 / 53°40'45"N
Longitude: -1.6802 / 1°40'48"W
OS Eastings: 421220
OS Northings: 420368
OS Grid: SE212203
Mapcode National: GBR JTQW.1S
Mapcode Global: WHC9X.5S56
Plus Code: 9C5WM8H9+PW
Entry Name: Raised Grave Slab to Wraith Family, 15 Yards to South West of Towerof Old Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 3 July 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1134679
English Heritage Legacy ID: 340804
ID on this website: 101134679
Location: St Mary's Church, Towngate, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, WF14
County: Kirklees
Civil Parish: Mirfield
Built-Up Area: Mirfield
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Mirfield Team Parish
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Grave slab
MIRFIELD UD CHURCH LANE
SE 22 SW (Mirfield)
2/117
Raised grave slab to
Wraith family, 15 yards
to S.W. of Tower of Old
Church of St. Mary
G.V. II
Grave slab on low stone plinth. Circa 1847. Stone slab in memory
of John Wraith d.1817, Mary Wraith d.1829, James Wraith aged 77, and
Anne Wraith, 2nd wife of above aged 65 all of Water Royd House. An
inscription follows: "The above aged couple with their servant girl
were murdered in their own house on 12th May 1847 about 10 o'clock at
noon by 2 Irishmen named Patrick Reid and Michael McCabe who travelled
the neighbourhood selling small wares. Reid was executed at York and
McCabe was transported for life for the above crime." Two further
members of the Wraith family are named.
Listing NGR: SE2122020368
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