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| HER Number: | MDV38266 |
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| Name: | Nymet Tracey Church, Elston Headstone |
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Summary
18C headstone in memory of Esther Elston at Nymet Tracey church
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 727 006 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bow |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70SW/12/5
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOMB (Post Medieval to XVIII - 1540 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1986, Bow, 21 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV55706.
Elston headstone c15m south of south porch of church of St Bartholomew at Nymet Tracey. Headstone dated 1738 in memory of Esther Elston. Granite. Upright slab with elliptical head standing approximately 1.2m high. A simple inscribed line following the outline of the stone frames the inscription which uses both upper and lower case letters and records the death of Esther, wife of Hew (sic) Elston in December 1738. The end of the inscription is now buried.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV55706 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Bow. Historic Houses Register. Comb Bound. 21. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2135 | Related to: Nymet Tracey, St Bartholomew's Church (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 5:40PM |
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