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HER Number	MWB22635
Record Type	Landscape
Name	Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Brimpton

Grid Reference	SU 557 646
Map Sheet	SU56SE
Parish	Brimpton, West Berkshire
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Summary

Churchyard surrounding a church of 11th century origins and extended in the 20th century

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

Conservation Area: Brimpton

Monument Type(s):

CHURCHYARD (11th century to Early 21st century - 1001 AD to 2050 AD)

Full Description

The churchyard surrounding the 11th century church of St Peter's is marked on the Kingsclere Ordnance Survey Drawing of 1808 <1>, the Brimpton Enclosure map of 1815 <2>, the Brimpton Tithe map of 1842 <3> and the First Edition OS map of 1877-80 <4> onwards. It had been extended to the south by the Third Edition map of 1911 <5> and the southern portion further extended by the Fifth Edition map of 1971 <6>.

The oldest burial listed on one website dates to 1769 <7>.

Sources and further reading

<01>	Ordnance Survey. 1808. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Kingsclere; BL OSD 79, 1. Two inch to the mile. [Map / SWB147330] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Kingsclere_(OSD_79).jpg (Accessed 07/11/2022)
<02>	Various. 1738-1858. Berkshire Enclosure Maps - online as New Landscapes. http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk. Brimpton 1815. [Map / SWB14663] http://www.berkshirenclosure.org.uk (Accessed 08/02/2022)
<03>	1842. Brimpton Tithe Map. [Map / SWB7000] http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f26%2f1 (Accessed 10/02/2022)
<04>	Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Grave Yard'. [Map / SWB14341]
<05>	Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. Marked 'Grave Yds.'. [Map / SWB14456]
<06>	Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14665]
<07>	1995. Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/. 06/01/2021. 2402832. [Website / SWB149832] https://www.findagrave.com/ (Accessed on 06/01/2021)

Related Monuments

MWB5291

St Peter's Church, Brimpton (Building)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

None recorded

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