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Latitude: 52.2676 / 52°16'3"N
Longitude: -1.7771 / 1°46'37"W
OS Eastings: 415305
OS Northings: 263297
OS Grid: SP153632
Mapcode National: GBR 4KR.TSP
Mapcode Global: VHB04.48VG
Plus Code: 9C4W769F+34
Entry Name: 13 Headstones and a Cross Approximately 6 Metres North of the Nave of the Church of St Peter
Listing Date: 18 March 1997
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1382231
English Heritage Legacy ID: 482597
ID on this website: 101382231
Location: St Peter's Church, Wootton Wawen, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, B95
County: Warwickshire
District: Stratford-on-Avon
Civil Parish: Wootton Wawen
Traditional County: Warwickshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire
Church of England Parish: Wootton Wawen St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Coventry
Tagged with: Tombstone
WOOTTON WAWEN
SP16SE STRATFORD ROAD
1457-1/5/145 (North side (off))
18/03/97 13 headstones and a cross approx. 6m
north of nave of Church of St Peter
GV II
Group of 13 headstones and a cross. 12 headstones mainly
c1700, and C18, otherwise C20 cross and stone. The westernmost
has elliptically-arched head with central winged cherub-head
in sunk roundel. Then 2 approx. 2m to its south-east, a
round-arched headstone with winged cherub-head to upper centre
and divided rectangular inscription tablet; adjacent a
rectangular tablet with moulded frame and fielded inscription
tablet surmounted by broken swan-neck pediment with central
winged cherub-head.
To south again a rectangular headstone with carved scroll
decoration to head forming shallow broken swan-neck pediment
with central circular motif inscribed `Here lies the body of
Sarah/ ... daughter of Richard/ and Hannah Horsley of ...'
(d.1768). To its east a pair of rectangular headstones both
with moulded frames and fielded inscription tablets, and both
surmounted by broken swan-neck pediments with central
cherub-heads and festoons. To their south a headstone with
central oval inscription tablet surmounted by broken swan-neck
pediment and central cherub-head, with festoons and foliage
fronds to the sides.
Then to east again 4 similar headstones with round-arched
heads, all with eroded inscription tablets; then a headstone
with 2 inscription tablets with roll-moulding between and each
with round-arched head.
All the listed items in the Churchyard form a good group with
Church of St Peter (qv).
Listing NGR: SP1530563297
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