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Grave monument to W.E Henley at St John the Baptist Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley, Central Bedfordshire

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Latitude: 52.1305 / 52°7'49"N

Longitude: -0.1664 / 0°9'59"W

OS Eastings: 525606

OS Northings: 249608

OS Grid: TL256496

Mapcode National: GBR J57.DR2

Mapcode Global: VHGMW.2QD3

Plus Code: 9C4X4RJM+6C

Entry Name: Grave monument to W.E Henley at St John the Baptist Church

Listing Date: 14 September 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1300801

English Heritage Legacy ID: 350302

ID on this website: 101300801

Location: St John the Baptist's Church, Cockayne Hatley, Central Bedfordshire, SG19

County: Central Bedfordshire

Civil Parish: Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire

Church of England Parish: Cockayne Hatley

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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WRESTLINGWORTH AND COCKAYNE HATLEY -
Grave monument to W.E Henley at St John the Baptist Church

GV
II
Monument to W.E Henley, 1903; memorial slab to his daughter Margaret set into rear. Stone with metal panels of low relief sculpture. Monument takes the form of a primitive Doric aedicule. Henley was a well-known poet. His ashes, together with his wife's, were buried in the grave of his daughter Margaret, who is buried in the churchyard. Margaret was the inspiration for 'Wendy' in the story of Peter Pan by J M Barrie.

Listing NGR: TL2560649608

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