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Spong tomb monument approximately 14 metres south of Church of St Peter and St Paul

A Grade II Listed Building in Aylesford, Kent

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Latitude: 51.304 / 51°18'14"N

Longitude: 0.4796 / 0°28'46"E

OS Eastings: 572941

OS Northings: 159014

OS Grid: TQ729590

Mapcode National: GBR PQS.237

Mapcode Global: VHJM6.8HD7

Plus Code: 9F328F3H+HR

Entry Name: Spong tomb monument approximately 14 metres south of Church of St Peter and St Paul

Listing Date: 25 February 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1363084

English Heritage Legacy ID: 179214

ID on this website: 101363084

Location: St Peter's Church, Aylesford, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, ME20

County: Kent

District: Tonbridge and Malling

Civil Parish: Aylesford

Built-Up Area: Ditton

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Aylesford St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Monument

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/02/2019

TQ 7259
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AYLESFORD CP
CHURCH WALK
Spong tomb monument approximately 14 metres south of Church of St Peter and St Paul

(Formerly listed as Spong tomb monument 15 yards to the south of Aylesford Church, CHURCH LANE (north side))

GV
II
Tomb monument. Dated 1815. Stone. Wide plinth to pedestal, with moulded foot and cornice, carrying large coade stone urn. Inscribed to John and Rosamund Spong. Wrought-iron railed surround with urns on standards. John Spong was the model for Mr Wardle of Dingley Dell in Charles Dickens "The Pickwick Papers".

Listing NGR: TQ7294459015

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