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| HER Number: | MDV572 |
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| Name: | Grave on the north side of St George's Church, Georgeham |
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Summary
A skeleton was found, lying north-south, while digging a grave on the north side of the church in 1971.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 464 398 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Georgeham |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GEORGEHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Stevenson Balfour, H., 1972, 74th Report of Scientific Memoranda, 277 (Article in Serial). SDV74107.
St. George. In March 1971, while digging a grave on the N side of the church, a skeleton was found lying N and S. No signs of foundations but on digging another grave nearer the N wall of the church a soakway was found. In an account of the restoration of the church in the North Devon Journal for 2 Nov.1876 it was stated that a north aisle may have been removed for traces of tiled paving had been found in the locality and the north wall is less substantial than the others.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1151 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Grave aligned north-south found during excavation of new grave in 1971. Possible evidence of a former north aisle reported in 1876; soakaway found near north wall of church in 1971 possibly related.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
St George's Church marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 1151. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #36268 Map object approximate, based on information in SDV74107, ] |
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| SDV74107 | Article in Serial: Stevenson Balfour, H.. 1972. 74th Report of Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 104. 277. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV573 | Related to: St. George's Parish Church, Georgeham (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 31 2026 12:21PM |
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