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| HER Number | MWB22833 |
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| Record Type | Landscape |
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| Name | Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Shaw |
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Summary
Churchyard surrounding a church of Saxon or Norman origins
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1001446: Shaw House
- Conservation Area: Shaw House and St Mary's Church, Shaw
Monument Type(s):
- CHURCHYARD (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Late 20th century - 410 AD? to 2000 AD)
Full Description
The churchyard surrounding the Saxon or Norman church of St Mary's is shown on the First Edition OS map of 1880-81 <1> onwards. It had been extended to the north by the Fifth Edition map of 1968 <2>. The oldest burial listed on one website dates to 1750 <2> and it contains 32 Commonwealth War Graves <4>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'Grave Yard'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. Marked, but not named. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | 1995. Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/. 06/01/2021. Cemetery ID: 2456558. [Website / SWB149832]
https://www.findagrave.com/ (Accessed on 06/01/2021) |
| <04> | Commonwealth War Graves Commission. 2021. Commonwealth War Graves. https://www.cwgc.org/. 11/01/2021. SHAW CEMETERY, NEWBURY. [Website / SWB149840]
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/ (Accessed on 11/01/2021) |
Related Monuments
| MWB18823 | GROUP OF 3 CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES TO SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, Church Road, Shaw (Monument) |
| MWB18543 | Lychgate to St Mary's Church, Shaw (Building) |
| MWB20031 | Shaw-cum-Donnington War Memorial (Monument) |
| MWB6722 | St Mary's Church, Shaw - ditch (Monument) |
| MWB19387 | TOMB APPROXIMATELY 14 METRES TO SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, Church Road, Shaw (Monument) |
| MWB15774 | Shaw House (Park) (Landscape) |
| MWB16720 | Shaw Manor - conjectural location (Monument) |
| MWB5022 | St Mary's Church, Shaw (Building) |
| MWB12440 | SHAW CHURCHYARD - possible Roman cemetery (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB469 | St Mary's Church, Shaw-cum-Donnington 1995 (Ref: Site code SMCD 95) |
| EWB740 | An Archaeological Investigation of Shaw House & Gardens, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Berkshire 2003 |
| EWB669 | Historic Landscape of Shaw - A West Berkshire Manor |
| EWB462 | Grounds of Shaw House - Excavation 1975 |
| EWB1823 | Shaw House and Church Conservation Area Management Plan |
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