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Latitude: 51.9116 / 51°54'41"N
Longitude: -1.6256 / 1°37'32"W
OS Eastings: 425849
OS Northings: 223735
OS Grid: SP258237
Mapcode National: GBR 5RQ.3TW
Mapcode Global: VHBZD.R6ZY
Entry Name: Townsend Memorial and Unidentified Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Andrew
Listing Date: 15 May 1989
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1367807
English Heritage Legacy ID: 254035
Location: Kingham, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, OX7
County: Oxfordshire
Civil Parish: Kingham
Built-Up Area: Kingham
Traditional County: Oxfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire
Church of England Parish: Kingham and Daylesford
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
KINGHAM CHURCH STREET
SP2423-2525 (West side)
17/140 Townsend memorial and
unidentified chest tomb
approx. 2m E of chancel of
Church of St. Andrew
GV II
Pair of chest tombs. Circa 1756 and late C18. Limestone. Rectangular with
moulded plinth and capping. Townsend memorial has square corner balusters and
inscription panels flanked by fluted pilasters. Inscription to north in memory
of John (d.1743), Sarah (d.1728) and William (d.1758), the children of John and
Rebekah Townsend (d.1756 and 1736 respectively) commemorated on rectangular
inscription panel to east end. Unidentified chest tomb to south has plain corner
pilasters and inscription panel to south illegible at time of resurvey (August
1987).
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Listing NGR: SP2584923735
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