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Hooper Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South East of the Chancel of the Church of St Morwenna

A Grade II Listed Building in Morwenstow, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9092 / 50°54'33"N

Longitude: -4.5542 / 4°33'15"W

OS Eastings: 220527

OS Northings: 115302

OS Grid: SS205153

Mapcode National: GBR K2.R03F

Mapcode Global: FRA 16BP.ZHS

Plus Code: 9C2QWC5W+M8

Entry Name: Hooper Chest Tomb About 8 Metres South East of the Chancel of the Church of St Morwenna

Listing Date: 9 September 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1328564

English Heritage Legacy ID: 64906

ID on this website: 101328564

Location: St Morwenna and St John the Baptist's Church, Morwenstow, Cornwall, EX23

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Morwenstow

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Morwenstow

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


SS 21 NW MORWENSTOW MORWENSTOW

1/101 Hooper Chest Tomb about 8 metres
- south-east of the chancel of the
church of St Morwenna
GV II

Chest tomb. Early C18. Brick chest with inscribed slate lid commemorating John
Hooper, buried 1739, and members of the Hooper family. Lid has a winged skull and
flowers carved above the inscription, verse below inscription.


Listing NGR: SS2052715302

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