Church of England
Acton, Nantwich
Cheshire
Cheshire East
SJ 631 531
Rev. Anne Lawson
The Vicarage
Chester Road
Acton
Nantwich
Chesire
CW5 8LG
6
1671
1770
Recorded Ledgerstones
Acton, Nantwich, St Mary’s : Ledgerstone 1
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central, upper two thirds of stone
Roman capitals
Condition fair
Sandstone
1673
64 1/2 x 28 1/4 inches
1640 x 715 mm
The Cheshire Sheaf
Vol.1, 3rd series pages 76-77, August 1896
HE [ VRI
B ENT
OF SR THOMAS
WILBRAHAM BAR
THE BODY OF AN(N)E
ALLEN [ ] WIFE
TO W(ILLIA)M ALLEN
OF BRI[ ]EY GEN
TLEM[ ] [ ] HO
DEPAR[ ] THIS
LIFE THE 24 DAY
OF DECE[ ]BER
1673
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Acton, Nantwich, St Mary’s : Ledgerstone 2
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central, right side totally worn
Roman, lowercase
Condition poor
Sandstone
1719
57 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches
1460 x 600 mm
(plus top 7 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches)
Her
Wili i
Who di
1719
Thi
here l
the Coi
Right H
Earl of
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Acton, Nantwich, St Mary’s : Ledgerstone 3
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central, upper left and right corners, top broken
Roman capitals
Condition fair
Sandstone
1675
72 x 23 1/4 inches
1830 x 590 mm
(broken upper left corner 8 x 8 x 12 inches)
Vicar of St Mary’s 1673 to 1675
(from record of vicars on wall in chantry)
The Cheshire Sheaf
Vol.1, 3rd series, pages 76 & 77 August 1896
[ ]
PSHAN
VICAR . OF AC
TON .IN . TERED
HERE . APRIL . THE
19TH 1675
IN . THE . THIRTY
SECOND . YEARE
OF . HIS . AGE
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Acton, Nantwich, St Mary’s : Ledgerstone 4
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Central, upper two thirds of stone
Roman, lower case
Condition poor
Sandstone
1745
72 3/8 x 34 1/4 inches
1837 x 870 mm
Vicar of St Mary’s until 1745
(list of vicars on wall in chantry)
The Cheshire Sheaf
Vol. 1,3rd series, pages 76 & 77 August 1896
Joseph
(la)e Vicar of
n[ ]e in
17(45) – Aged 62
(M)ry . his Wife w[ ]
erd (M)ar[ ]
1770 Aged 80
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Acton, Nantwich, St Mary’s : Ledgerstone 5
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering central, top half of stone
Roman capitals
Condition poor
Sandstone
1671
66 1/2 x 27 3/4 inches
1690 x 705 mm
The Cheshire Sheaf
Vol.1, 3rd series, pages 76 & 77 August 1896
OF S
R
B
OF W [ ] A
ALLEN O. BRINLEY
GENT[ ] N W(H)O
DYED [ ] 27 OF MAY
1671
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Acton, Nantwich, St Mary’s : Ledgerstone 6
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering on upper half, right side, rest worn away
Roman lowercase
condition poor
Sandstone
1721
67 x 31 inches
1700 x 790 mm
48 1/2 x 8 inches covered by radiator on right side
Vicar of Acton to 1721
(on list of vicars on wall in chantry)
The Cheshire Sheaf
Vol.1, 3rd series, pages 76 & 77, August 1896
Rel
do
rls
Pari(s)h 47.(y)
A M dyd dece [ ]
yea
ge
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