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Circular Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Stourton with Gasper, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1043 / 51°6'15"N

Longitude: -2.3212 / 2°19'16"W

OS Eastings: 377606

OS Northings: 133943

OS Grid: ST776339

Mapcode National: GBR 0TV.MZ7

Mapcode Global: VH97Z.QH7R

Plus Code: 9C3V4M3H+PG

Entry Name: Circular Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 9 September 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1318470

English Heritage Legacy ID: 321246

ID on this website: 101318470

Location: St Peter's Church, Stourton, Wiltshire, BA12

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Stourton with Gasper

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Upper Stour

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

Tagged with: Monument

Description


STOURTON WITH GASPER HIGH STREET ST 73 SE (south side) 6/140 Circular monument in the churchyard about 8 metres north of tower of Church of St Peter GV II Monument or seat. Early C19. Limestone. Circular slightly weathered top on ten moulded ogee arches, approximately 1.5 metres diameter. The purpose of this is unknown, but it was possibly a seat and erected for Richard Colt Hoare, the work done by John Carter; ogee arches very similar to these were added to the Gothic Cottage (q.v.), for a seat by John Carter in 1806. (K. Woodbridge, The Stourhead Landscape, 1982)

Listing NGR: ST7760633943

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