History in Structure

Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres South and South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Sopworth, Wiltshire

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5751 / 51°34'30"N

Longitude: -2.2495 / 2°14'58"W

OS Eastings: 382802

OS Northings: 186278

OS Grid: ST828862

Mapcode National: GBR 1PN.826

Mapcode Global: VH95P.YNMW

Plus Code: 9C3VHQG2+25

Entry Name: Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres South and South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 3 December 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1355984

English Heritage Legacy ID: 318149

ID on this website: 101355984

Location: St Mary's Church, Sopworth, Wiltshire, SN14

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Sopworth

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Sopworth St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

Tagged with: Monument

Find accommodation in
Didmarton

Description


ST 88 NW
2/152

SOPWORTH
CHURCH LANE
(north side)
Group of 5 monuments in the churchyard, 5-7m south and south-east of chancel,
Church of St Mary

GV
II

Five chest tombs. Early-late C18. Limestone. Lettered from east
to west
(a) Unidentified. Mid C18 with floral angle pilasters and raised
and fielded panels to south side framing inscription panel
with egg-and-dart frieze. North side collapsed at time of
resurvey (May 1986). Moulded plinth, cyma recta moulded
cornice to slab.
(b) Unidentified. Mid C18 with angle balusters, floral sprays
framing raised and fielded inscription panels to south side,
similar panel to north. Bead-and-reel moulding to cornice,
cyma recta moulded slab with gadrooned edge. Weather decay to
slab.
(c) Unidentified. Early C18 with floral sprays to angle
pilasters, large inscription panels to each side with swagged
decoration badly decayed and deeply projecting slab with
weather erosion.
(d) Unidentified. Mid C18. Angle and central pilasters forming 2
moulded inscription panels: single patera above each panel.
Deeply projecting cyma recta moulded slab.
(e) Unidentified. Late C18. End panels in one block to simulate
balusters, 2 panels to each side: oval to south, square with
cut away corners to north. Cyma recta moulded slab with
slight weathering.

Listing NGR: ST8280286278

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.