Memorial stones were repositioned some time ago to facilitate lawn maintenance and to
open up the view of the church.
Many are mossy or flaking so details may be uncertain.
This page is primarily to guide any who seek particular stones in the churchyard itself.
Full memorial inscriptions are not given but, for each stone, names, one date and location will
aid search. There are 547 names with dates from 1695 to 1890!
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The Index provides:
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SOUTH OF THE CHURCH 13 memorial stones are numbered accordingly. WEST OF THE CHURCH is a single memorial. CLOSELY UNDER THE NORTH WINDOWS buttresses divide the stones into 4 groups. In the index these are referenced by the small letters a, b, c & d in sequence from east to west . NORTH OF THE CHURCH AND BEYOND THE PATH stones have been closely
set to cover a rectangular area.
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Links to other pages of interest on this site: Memorial Inscriptions (inside the church) | Selected Epitaphs | Tour History | Historical Miscellany | Some Old Register Entries | ||||
| See also the excellent external sites: | Glossary of Heraldic Terms Cumbrian Geneology Cumbria Family History Society |
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