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Nancy Mitford

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Nancy Mitford Famous memorial

Original Name
Nancy Freeman-Mitford
Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
30 Jun 1973 (aged 68)
Versailles, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Swinbrook, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England GPS-Latitude: 51.8071707, Longitude: -1.5956902
Plot
cremated at Pere Lachaise, ashes interred in Swinbrook Churchyard
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Author. Wrote the semi-autobiographical 'The Pursuit Of Love' (1945) and 'Love In A Cold Climate' (1949). The engraving at the top of her gravestone is a mole, which is the animal of the coats of arms of Mitfords, as she hated crosses.
Author. Wrote the semi-autobiographical 'The Pursuit Of Love' (1945) and 'Love In A Cold Climate' (1949). The engraving at the top of her gravestone is a mole, which is the animal of the coats of arms of Mitfords, as she hated crosses.

Inscription

NANCY
MITFORD
Authoress
wife of
Peter Rodd
1904 - 1973

Gravesite Details

The engraving at the top of her gravestone is a mole, the animal depicted on the Mitford family coat of arms.



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Sep 21, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12671/nancy-mitford: accessed ), memorial page for Nancy Mitford (28 Nov 1904–30 Jun 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12671, citing St Mary Churchyard, Swinbrook, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.