Row Of 7 Headstones To South Of Porch Of Church Of St Peter

GRIMSTON CHURCH LANE Saxelby SK 72 SW Row of 7 headstones to 5/465 S of porch of Church of St Peter to GV II Headstones. Late C17 - early C18. Swithland slate. Headstones line right (east) side of path leading to porch. Those nearest porch commemorate 2 members of the Bird family that to right Richard Bird d.1726, that to left his wife Ann d.1731 both aged 47, the former with winged angel's head above inscription and both with lines of verse. Then a group of four to numbers of Simpson family earliest to Elizabeth, daughter of Jasper and Alice Simpson, d.1696 with winged angel's head above inscription. To right their son, Jasper, d.1705 to left Jasper Simpson d.1732, with winged angel's head above inscription in relief, and Alice d.1740. That further from porch commemorates Tom, son of Charles and Elizabeth Stringer d.1717 with verse and angel's head below inscription.

Listing NGR: SK7006820954