Cowthorpe, St Michael

All Recorded Ledgerstones

Owner: Church of England

Parish: Cowthorpe

County: North Yorkshire

Local authority: Harrogate

National grid reference: SE 427 427

Church contact:

Rev Paul Spurgeon
Lower Nidderdale Rectory
Old Church Green
Kirk Hammerton
YO26 8DL

Number of ledgerstones recorded: 3

Earliest stone: 1712

Latest stone: 1744

Recorded Ledgerstones

Cowthorpe, St Michael : Ledgerstone 3

Description:

Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Lettering in centre
Roman capitals, with very flourished B and S and E
Condition very worn

Material: Gray stone

Measurements:

75 x 40 inches
1905 x 1020 mm

Inscription:

JOHN 111
Bish
NT TO
S. E.
DIED JANUARY
AGED
111

Comments:

The font has been placed on top of this stone, no-one knows why or when. Church completed in 1458

Recorder(s):

Mrs Jane Hedley