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Docker Table Tomb Immediately South of Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Heversham, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.2436 / 54°14'36"N

Longitude: -2.7748 / 2°46'29"W

OS Eastings: 349604

OS Northings: 483378

OS Grid: SD496833

Mapcode National: GBR 9M2C.1K

Mapcode Global: WH838.BLXN

Plus Code: 9C6V66VG+C3

Entry Name: Docker Table Tomb Immediately South of Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 12 November 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1336084

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76502

ID on this website: 101336084

Location: St Peter's Church, Heversham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA7

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Heversham

Built-Up Area: Heversham

Traditional County: Westmorland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Heversham St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


SD 48 SE
2/9
HEVERSHAM

Heversham

Docker Table tomb
immediately South of
Church of St Peter
(q.v.)

G.V.
II

Table tomb. Earliest inscription 1766. Stone slab top; 2 lozenge panels to
sides; square panels to ends; mid and corner panelled pilasters. Winged angels
head above the following inscription:

Here lieth the Body of
William Docker late of
Milnthorpe who departed
this life on the 28 Day
of November 1766 in
the 58 year of his Age

All you that Come my
Tomb to see When you
read it pray think on me
Repent in time make no
delay I in my glory was
snatcht away

William Docker Son of the above died
the (?) of December 1780 aged 25 years.


Listing NGR: SD4960483378

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