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Stone Coffin Approximately 12 Metres South of Parish Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Heysham, Lancashire

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Latitude: 54.0473 / 54°2'50"N

Longitude: -2.9018 / 2°54'6"W

OS Eastings: 341049

OS Northings: 461635

OS Grid: SD410616

Mapcode National: GBR 8P5M.KX

Mapcode Global: WH845.DJFM

Plus Code: 9C6V23WX+W7

Entry Name: Stone Coffin Approximately 12 Metres South of Parish Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 6 April 1979

Last Amended: 20 January 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208980

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391839

ID on this website: 101208980

Location: St Peter's Church, Lower Heysham, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA3

County: Lancashire

District: Lancaster

Electoral Ward/Division: Heysham Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Heysham

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Heysham St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description



MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM

SD4161 MAIN STREET, Heysham
939-1/7/23 (West side (off))
06/04/79 Stone coffin approx 12m S of Parish
Church of St Peter
(Formerly Listed as:
MAIN STREET
Stone coffin to south of Parish
Church of St Peter)

GV II

Coffin. Medieval. Sandstone. Roughly hewn, with recess for
head carved out internally. Discovered, containing a body and
the remains of a chalice, under the south window of the
chancel during restoration work in 1864. The chalice is now on
display inside the church.


Listing NGR: SD4104961635

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