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| HER Number: | MDV11213 |
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| Name: | Drake Memorial, St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Axminster |
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Summary
Some of the Drakes were buried in the 17th century in the vaults beneath the south transept at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Axminster.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 296 984 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/7/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (XVII - 1601 AD to 1700 AD (Between))
Full description
Pengelly, W., 1886, Price's 'Worthies of Devon' and the 'Dictionary of National Biography', Part 2 (Article in Serial). SDV131323.
Parish Church, Axminster. Some of the Drakes were buried in the vaults beneath the south transept, called the Trill, or Drake's Aisle. One monument bears the following inscription:- 'This monvment in Trill ile is the monvment of Sir John Drake, Knt. and Bart. , and Jane his first wife, ye dau'r of Sir John Yong, of Culliton, Knt. and Bart. , by whom he had 2 sones and 1 daugher, viz. , John, Walter and Elizabeth. His said wife Jane died 31 of July anno dom.1652'.
Neophytou, M. + Goodwin, N., 2006, Archaeological Assessment of the Former Cattle Market Site, Axminster., 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV340798.
Other details: Site 10.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV131323 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1886. Price's 'Worthies of Devon' and the 'Dictionary of National Biography', Part 2. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 18. A5 Hardback. [Mapped feature: #71576 ] |
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| SDV340798 | Report - Assessment: Neophytou, M. + Goodwin, N.. 2006. Archaeological Assessment of the Former Cattle Market Site, Axminster.. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.71. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11211 | Part of: St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Axminster. (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4412 - Assessment of Former Cattle Market, Axminster
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 27 2016 11:41AM |
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