18th Century Gravestones in the Churchyard.

Symbols  of mortality are  carved on the reverse of some gravestones. The winged face derives from the Egyptian hieroglyph for the Sun God Ra. Other gravestones have armorial bearings which local families fashioned themselves to demonstrate their  increasing prosperity. The reverse was used to maximise the space available on the front to record family members who had died outside the parish or overseas.

A location plan together with a full survey of all  the inscriptions on the gravestones is in a folder at the rear of the Church. Unfortunately, we are unable to publish the full list on-line, since the authors own the copyright but visitors are very welcome to study the document in the church.