Description

FARMINGTON FARMINGTON VILLAGE
SP 11 NW
1/46 Five monuments in the churchyard
of the Church of St. Peter,
c4-8m south of the chancel
GV II

Pair plus row of 3 headstones. Late C17-early C18. Limestone.
Pair of headstones c8m south of chancel; left-hand headstone with
segmental head and oval inscription plaque without legible
inscription, winged cherubs head at top. Ornate floral scrollwork
around inscription plaque. Headstone to right with head at centre
at top flanked by scrolls, fruit-like decoration below.
Rectangular inscription plaque with moulded margin with keystone
Row of 3 matching headstones set back right of the latter all with
segmental heads with moulded margins and foliate decoration.
Segmental-headed inscription plaques without legible inscriptions
with keystone with fruit and flowers within spandrels. An
unusually rich group of stones with fine carving.

Listing NGR: SP1366415261

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26590739

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey