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Cooke Headstone Approximately 33 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Giles in the Wood, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9511 / 50°57'4"N

Longitude: -4.0899 / 4°5'23"W

OS Eastings: 253298

OS Northings: 118935

OS Grid: SS532189

Mapcode National: GBR KP.N9QZ

Mapcode Global: FRA 26BL.DH3

Plus Code: 9C2QXW26+F2

Entry Name: Cooke Headstone Approximately 33 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Giles

Listing Date: 16 February 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1147891

English Heritage Legacy ID: 91851

ID on this website: 101147891

Location: St Giles's Church, St Giles in the Wood, Torridge, Devon, EX38

County: Devon

District: Torridge

Civil Parish: St. Giles in the Wood

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: St Giles in the Wood St Giles

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Tombstone

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Description


ST GILES ST GILES IN THE WOOD
SS 53 18 IN THE WOOD
18/240 Cooke headstone approximately 33
- metres south-south-west of the
tower of the Church of St Giles

GV II

Headstone. Dated 1777 in memory of Michael Cooke. Slate. Upright square-headed
slab standing approximately 500 millimetres high. The top corners are carved with
scrolled decoration. The first word of the inscription is in ornamental italic
lettering, the rest is Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. It records the
death of Michael Cooke in 1777.
This stone has been moved to here.


Listing NGR: SS5329818935

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