| HER Number (PRN): | 08082 |
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| Name: | Churchyard of St Luke's, Hodnet |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Hodnet |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
There is some local tradition that the promontory on which the church stands may be a prehistoric fort. There is a substantial bank across the neck of the promontory.
| Parish: | Hodnet, North Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ62NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 61240 28621 |
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Related records
| 13902 | Parent of: 12th Century Church of Saint Luke, Church Street, Hodnet (Building) |
| 08083 | Parent of: Possible Site of Saxon Chapel, Hodnet (Monument) |
| 08019 | Part of: Pre-Conquest and Medieval Hodnet (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
The churchyard is marked on the OS 1881 1:2500 map [<2>], at which time the church was dedicated to St Peter & St Paul. There is some local tradition that the promontory on which the church stands may be a prehistoric fort. This interpretation might be supported by the existence of a substantial bank across the neck of the promontory. A site visit appeared to indicate that the earthwork feature was unlikely to be either a result of grave build up or a feature, such as a ha-ha, connected with Hodnet Park. <1>
The location of the castle, suggests that the church already occupied the promontory by this date. <3>
There is a reference, dated 1883, to 'rock cut graves under Hodnet Parish Church', with stone pillars under their heads <4>
Churchyard photographed during aerial survey in 2009. <5>
Sources
| [01] | SSA20728 - Watching brief report: Tavener Nick. 2001. Walford House, Drayton Road, Hodnet - a Report on a Watching Brief. Marches Archaeology Series. 212. |
| [02] | SSA20729 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1881. OS County Series 22.03, 1881. OS County Series. 22.03. |
| [03] | SSA20244 - Archaeological fieldwork report: Hannaford Hugh R. 2000. The A53 Hodnet Bypass: a Desk-Based Assessment and Walk-over Survey. SCCAS Rep. 191. |
| [04] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. Card for PRN 13902. |
| [05] | SSA25838 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2009-Apr-5. SA0908_176 (1 photo) Flight: 09_SA_08. Colour. Digital. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 15 2021 10:43AM |
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