Parson'S Steeple (20 Metres North East Steeple House)

Parson's Steeple is a commemorative obelisk-type monument dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed from local stone that has been cut and squared, with a roughly coursed appearance. The monument has a rectangular base with a sloping buttress on the south side. On the north side, there is a semi-circular arched deep recess, featuring impost corbels, which occupies half of the total height of 6 metres. The tapering of the structure begins on the east and west sides only, starting from the springing level and narrowing to about 300 millimetres at the top, although the original termination is now missing. Inside the recess, there is a shaped niche where an inscription stone was once set, but this stone has been described as "long since lost" since 1953. The inscription commemorated Henry Parsons, who died on 24th September 1794 at the age of 84. Parsons was known as an eccentric figure who lived at Naish's Farm and built this monument during his lifetime, planting trees and shrubs around it. According to legend, he was buried here without a sacred rite, and there is no record of his burial in the parish registers.