Description

SX 47 NW MILTON ABBOT MILTON ABBOT

10/253 Group of 6 headstones about 22m
- south of the porch of the Church of
St Constantine

GV II

Group of 6 headstones. C18. Slate. A row of 4 headstones facing east, the outer 2
of the row being back to back with 2 others. The southernmost headstone facing east
commemorates John Lang, died 1763 and Phillippa Lang, died 1777 and is nowy-headed
with canted corners and a stylized pot of lilies carved in the head. The headstone
to the north commemorates Benjamin Woodman, died 1745 and is a similar design with a
border of stylized grapes and thistles carved in a border round the head with an
hourglass in the apex, verse below the inscription. The next headstone to the north
commemorating Richard Woodman, died 1760 is similar in design with a cherubim carved
in the head. The northernmost headstone, commemorating Stephen Johns, died 1742 is
nowy-headed with a skull and crossbones carved in relief on the head. Facing west
and back to back with the John Lang headstone is a headstone with a segmental head
commemorating Grace Oxenham of Quither, died 1782. Facing west and back to hack with
the Stephen Johns headstone is a headstone with a segmental head commemorating Mary
Lang of Quither, died 1799.

Listing NGR: SX4069479258

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26611849

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)