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Latitude: 52.45 / 52°27'0"N
Longitude: -2.0513 / 2°3'4"W
OS Eastings: 396608
OS Northings: 283563
OS Grid: SO966835
Mapcode National: GBR 2DL.B6J
Mapcode Global: VH9Z0.DPD5
Plus Code: 9C4VFW2X+2F
Entry Name: William Shenstone's Tomb 12 Metres South West of Church of St John the Baptist
Listing Date: 18 December 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1063735
English Heritage Legacy ID: 359830
ID on this website: 101063735
Location: St John the Baptist's Church, Halesowen, Dudley, West Midlands, B63
County: Dudley
Electoral Ward/Division: Belle Vale
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Halesowen
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands
Church of England Parish: Halas
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
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William Shenstone's Tomb12 metres south west of Church of St John the Baptist
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Chest tomb, c 1763. Simple rectangular stone tomb, with flat
undecorated top. At the west is a stone slab with chamfered
top inscribed "WILs SHENSTONE ..... 1763 ......"; part part of
the inscription is now obliterated. William Shenstone was
a poet and landscape theorist, very influential in his life-
time who transformed his garden at Leasowes into one of the
first natural landscape gardens in England.
Listing NGR: SO9660883563
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