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First World War Memorial and Retaining Wall Immediately South 50 Metres South of Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Thorncombe, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8257 / 50°49'32"N

Longitude: -2.887 / 2°53'13"W

OS Eastings: 337618

OS Northings: 103280

OS Grid: ST376032

Mapcode National: GBR MB.X8DN

Mapcode Global: FRA 46VX.738

Plus Code: 9C2VR4G7+75

Entry Name: First World War Memorial and Retaining Wall Immediately South 50 Metres South of Church

Listing Date: 8 April 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1153281

English Heritage Legacy ID: 104610

ID on this website: 101153281

Location: St Mary's Church, Thorncombe, Dorset, TA20

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Thorncombe

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

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Description


ST 3703 THORNCOMBE FORE STREET,
NORTH SIDE
7/103 First World War Memorial
and Retaining Wall
immediately South
50 metres South of Church
GV II
War Memorial and retaining wall. Stone cross shaft and octagonal base in
Perpendicular style, c1920. Panelled shaft with embattled necking. Post
Second World War inscription added to base. The war memorial forms part
of a group with the Table Tombs, Royal Oak and Thorncombe Farm. Wall forms
churchyard boundary on South: rubble with stone coping.


Listing NGR: ST3761803280


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 21 August 2017.

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