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Latitude: 52.1305 / 52°7'49"N
Longitude: -0.1664 / 0°9'59"W
OS Eastings: 525606
OS Northings: 249608
OS Grid: TL256496
Mapcode National: GBR J57.DR2
Mapcode Global: VHGMW.2QD3
Plus Code: 9C4X4RJM+6C
Entry Name: Grave monument to W.E Henley at St John the Baptist Church
Listing Date: 14 September 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1300801
English Heritage Legacy ID: 350302
ID on this website: 101300801
Location: St John the Baptist's Church, Cockayne Hatley, Central Bedfordshire, SG19
County: Central Bedfordshire
Civil Parish: Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley
Traditional County: Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire
Church of England Parish: Cockayne Hatley
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Monument
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WRESTLINGWORTH AND COCKAYNE HATLEY -
Grave monument to W.E Henley at St John the Baptist Church
GV
II
Monument to W.E Henley, 1903; memorial slab to his daughter Margaret set into rear. Stone with metal panels of low relief sculpture. Monument takes the form of a primitive Doric aedicule. Henley was a well-known poet. His ashes, together with his wife's, were buried in the grave of his daughter Margaret, who is buried in the churchyard. Margaret was the inspiration for 'Wendy' in the story of Peter Pan by J M Barrie.
Listing NGR: TL2560649608
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