St Mary Churchyard
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St Mary Churchyard

East Cowton, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England

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    Coordinates: 54.42911, -1.53702
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This cemetery, which is not which is not signposted, is about a half mile west of the East Cowton village on the road towards North Cowton. The church that used to stand here was dedicated to St Mary. It was built in about 1228 but was damaged more than once by fire and wind. The repairs were not satisfactory and the building became increasingly decrepit. On 23 Feb 1910, the Bishop of Ripon consecrated the new parish church of All Saints within the village of East Cowton. The old St Mary Church was left abandoned in the Churchyard until it was finally demolished in 1968. The parish continued to use St Mary Churchyard as a burial ground and it is still in active use. Older surviving headstones have been placed against the boundary walls. East Cowton parish burial registers from 1754 to 1953 have been deposited with the North Yorkshire County Record Office County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AF. Bishop's Transcripts of the register date from the 1600s and are deposited with the West Yorkshire Archive Service Chapeltown Road, Sheepscar, Leeds, LS7 3AP. The East Cowton St Mary Churchyard should not be confused with the church and churchyard dedicated to St Mary that is located at nearby South Cowton.
This cemetery, which is not which is not signposted, is about a half mile west of the East Cowton village on the road towards North Cowton. The church that used to stand here was dedicated to St Mary. It was built in about 1228 but was damaged more than once by fire and wind. The repairs were not satisfactory and the building became increasingly decrepit. On 23 Feb 1910, the Bishop of Ripon consecrated the new parish church of All Saints within the village of East Cowton. The old St Mary Church was left abandoned in the Churchyard until it was finally demolished in 1968. The parish continued to use St Mary Churchyard as a burial ground and it is still in active use. Older surviving headstones have been placed against the boundary walls. East Cowton parish burial registers from 1754 to 1953 have been deposited with the North Yorkshire County Record Office County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AF. Bishop's Transcripts of the register date from the 1600s and are deposited with the West Yorkshire Archive Service Chapeltown Road, Sheepscar, Leeds, LS7 3AP. The East Cowton St Mary Churchyard should not be confused with the church and churchyard dedicated to St Mary that is located at nearby South Cowton.

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  • Added: 18 Jul 2015
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2585253