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| HER Number: | MDV16702 |
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| Name: | Plague Churchyard at Forley |
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Summary
Site of a possible Plague Churchyard at Furley in Membury
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 267 048 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Membury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, ST20SE17 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV348342.
There is a field called 'Churchyard' at Membury where folk-lore states, the stones for building a chapel were removed each night, till the attempt was abandoned by the people of Furley.
Unknown, 1840, Membury (Cartographic). SDV340628.
Fieldname recorded as 'Churchyard Field' in the Membury Tithe Map Apportionment for Field Number 765. This is possibly the plague churchyard.
Brown, T., 1977, 74th Report on Folklore, 211 (Article in Serial). SDV340631.
The Plague Churchyard at Furley in Membury is now a field by a lane running south from Thorn Farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV340628 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1840. Membury. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV340631 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1977. 74th Report on Folklore. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 109. Paperback Volume. 211. |
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| SDV348342 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. ST20SE17. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2011 2:17PM |
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