Two Monuments In Churchyard, East North East Of Tower, Church Of St Mary The Virgin

There are two monuments located in the churchyard, east-north-east of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. Both are 17th-century chest tombs made of Ham stone ashlar.

The first, known as the Chaffey monument, is situated about 2 meters east-north-east of the tower. It features a stepped base, a moulded plinth, and plain ends and flanks without a frieze. The top has a cyma-recta coving leading to a flat surface. This tomb commemorates George Chaffey, who died in 1693, as well as Maude, the wife of William Chaffey, who died in 1615, among others.

The second monument is an unidentified chest tomb located approximately 5 meters east-north-east of the tower. Its base is buried, and it also has plain ends and flanks, with no frieze and a cyma-recta coving to a heavy flat top. Unfortunately, the inscriptions on this tomb are too worn to be readable.