MEM25215 - St Martin's Churchyard, Elworthy (Monument)
Summary
The graveyard has been in use since medieval times.
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Graveyard in use since at least medieval times. [1] An addition to one the gravemarkers with the churchyard records James Elliot who was killed in 1916 in World War One and is buried in France. The gravemarker is in the form of a granite cross. [2] The churchyard is shown on the Tithe Map for Elworthy. [3] The feature is also shown but not labelled on the 2022 MasterMap data. [4] The site was photographed by the RCHME in 1999, including some of the gravestones. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. M Aston, 30 November 1976.
- <2> SSO693 Website: Imperial War Museum. United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials. Ref. 24944 (Elliott).
- <3> SSO190 Map: 1840. Elworthy Tithe Map and Apportionment. Land parcel 62.
- <4>XY SEM340925 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2022. MasterMap data. 1:2,500. [Mapped feature: #47982 ]
- <5> SEM341262 Photograph: Hesketh-Roberts, M.. 1999. Job: St Martin Of Tours Church. Unknown. Colour. Negative.
External Links (1)
- http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.24944 (UKNIWM reference 24944: 2nd Lieut JH Elliott)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSP10480
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33583
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 0827 3496 (90m by 67m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST03SE |
| Civil Parish | ELWORTHY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
May 31 2022 10:16AM
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