Description

CROPWELL BISHOP FERN ROAD
SK63NE (north side)
1/25 Headstones in
- Churchyard of
Church of St Giles,
south of Church
GV II

Headstones. C18 and early C19. Mainly slate. East to west:

1. Small, rectangular, very ornate, to: William Felstead d.1759.
Signed J. Sparrow.

2. Shaped, delicate, to John son of John and Ann Briggs. d.1794.
Signed Wood, Bingham.

3. Rectangular, delicate, to: Francis German and Ann his wife
d.1771 and 1790.

4. Small, shaped, ornate to: John and Thomas, sons of Thomas and
Ann German d.1778 aged 17 years and 1782 aged 19 years. Signed
Brown.

5. Small, shaped, delicate, to: Thomas German d.1781 aged 44 years.

6. Large, shaped, classical, divided vertically, to: Richard Smith
d.1802 and Ann relict of Richard Smith d.1806.

7. Rectangular, with moulded surround very finely cut, to: George
White d.2lst August 1720 in his 89th year.

8. Small, rectangular, fairly plain, to: George White d.1777.

9. Tall, rectangular, ornate, to: Mary, the wife of Robert German,
d.1768.

10. Small, rectangular, to: Charles Bosworth d.l2th October 1728
aged 72 years.

11. Rectangular, classical with relief carving, to: Samuel White,
Gent. who was, for 30 years one of the High Constables of the
hundred of Bingham. d.1813.

12. Shaped, to: Charles Bosworth d.1772 in his 80th year.

13. Shaped, classical, to: Mary, the wife of Robert Kirkman d.1805.
Also Isaac their son. Signed Wood.

14. Small, freestone,part-obscured. Early to mid C18.

15. Shaped, to: Mary the wife of William Hemsley d.1788.

16. Large, shaped, classical with relief in round panel, to: Richard
Mabbott and Mary his wife d.1780 and 1795. Signed Wood.

17. Small, rectangular, with moulded edge and relief carving in
corners and an oval panel, to: Amy Mabbott wife of William
Mabbott d.1735.

18. Tall, shaped, to: Robert Kirkman d.1773. Signed W. Barnes.

19. Very broad, divided vertically,to: Robert Kirkman d.1767 and
Sarah wife of Robert Kirkman d.1761. Also William and Sarah
their grandchildren who died in infancy.

20. Shaped with relief winged cherubs head in roundel, to: Elenor the
wife of William Wilford d.1778. Also William Wilford d.1784.

21. Freestone, small, shaped, to: Richard ?. Early C18.

22. Rectangular, classical with delicate flowers to: Joseph Hemsley
d.1785.

23. Shaped, delicate, to Elizabeth relict of John Pilkington d.1792
aged 75 years.

24. Shaped, classical, to: John Pilkington d.1804 in his 55th year.

25. Broad, shaped, classical, very fine with roundel in head to:
John Pilkington d.1783.

26. Tall, shaped with relief in roundel in head, to: Thomas Pilkington
he married Mildred the daughter of William and Martha Hubbard of
Plumtree d.1785.

27. Large, shaped, classical with urn in roundel in head, to:
Christopher Bell d.1784. Signed Brown.

28. Shaped, classical with relief trumpeting angel in roundel in head,
to: John Bell d.1783.

29. Shaped, classical with relief winged cherubs head in roundel, to:
Mary the daughter of John and Ann Bell d.1783 aged 19 years.

30. Broad, divided vertically, to: Ann, wife of Christopher Bell
d.1751 and Christopher Bell d.1751.

31. Small,rectangular, to: Elizabeth wife of John Bell d.1772.

32. Small, rectangular with flowing decoration to: Stephen Daft,
d.1753 aged 38 years.

Listing NGR: SK6848635508

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505850

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