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Wall Around Churchyard of the Saxon Church

A Grade II Listed Building in West Auckland, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6657 / 54°39'56"N

Longitude: -1.7083 / 1°42'30"W

OS Eastings: 418909

OS Northings: 530109

OS Grid: NZ189301

Mapcode National: GBR JGHH.Y8

Mapcode Global: WHC51.QZPK

Plus Code: 9C6WM78R+7M

Entry Name: Wall Around Churchyard of the Saxon Church

Listing Date: 23 May 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1218281

English Heritage Legacy ID: 385741

ID on this website: 101218281

Location: Escomb, County Durham, DL14

County: County Durham

Electoral Ward/Division: West Auckland

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Escomb

Church of England Diocese: Durham

Tagged with: Wall

Description


BISHOP AUCKLAND

NZ13SE SAXON GREEN, Escomb 634-1/1/134 Wall around churchyard of the Saxon Church

GV II

Churchyard wall. Probably C17, with C19 piers. Circular plan. Rubble with rubble coping and stone piers. Narrow square piers have gabled coping. Rubble wall enclosing churchayard has roughly gabled coping, and boulder plinth in places. An important feature of the setting of the church, it defines the round shape of the graveyard which is typical of Celtic and Saxon sites.

Listing NGR: NZ1890730110

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