St Marys Churchyard
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St Marys Churchyard

Stoke D'Abernon, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England

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St Mary's Church Stoke D'Abernon, considered to be among the top ten heritage sites in England. This reputation must stem from the brass effigy of local Crusader Sir John D'Abernon. Three knights of that name are buried in the church but one brass has not survived. The adjacent manor house has a history tied to the church. It is now a boy's school but was formerly in Government hands and was at one time occupied by Sir Josiah Wedgewood. It is built on the site of a Roman Villa. An extraordinary feature of the churchyard is that, at least up to the First World War, two ancient monuments could be seen, their inscriptions still legible, though in an obscure tongue. An oblong mid-14th Century stone marked the burial place of Johanna, probably the wife of the second John D'Abernon. The other was nothing short of sensational - a coffin-shaped marble stone, with a cross, dating from the mid-13th Century, marked the burial of Richard D'Abernon, one of the original four D'Abernon brothers. The present whereabouts of these monuments, which must be among the most important in England is not known. a search in 2009 did not find them. Historians have discussed the differences in the armour worn by the two John D'Abernons and such discussion is best left to them. The churchyard at St Mary's may come as a disappointment - we expect great antiquity but may not find it. In spite of it's rural location, there appears to have been considerable erosion of monuments.


Stoke d'Abernon is a small village situated between Cobham and Leatherhead in the county of Surrey.





St Mary's Church Stoke D'Abernon, considered to be among the top ten heritage sites in England. This reputation must stem from the brass effigy of local Crusader Sir John D'Abernon. Three knights of that name are buried in the church but one brass has not survived. The adjacent manor house has a history tied to the church. It is now a boy's school but was formerly in Government hands and was at one time occupied by Sir Josiah Wedgewood. It is built on the site of a Roman Villa. An extraordinary feature of the churchyard is that, at least up to the First World War, two ancient monuments could be seen, their inscriptions still legible, though in an obscure tongue. An oblong mid-14th Century stone marked the burial place of Johanna, probably the wife of the second John D'Abernon. The other was nothing short of sensational - a coffin-shaped marble stone, with a cross, dating from the mid-13th Century, marked the burial of Richard D'Abernon, one of the original four D'Abernon brothers. The present whereabouts of these monuments, which must be among the most important in England is not known. a search in 2009 did not find them. Historians have discussed the differences in the armour worn by the two John D'Abernons and such discussion is best left to them. The churchyard at St Mary's may come as a disappointment - we expect great antiquity but may not find it. In spite of it's rural location, there appears to have been considerable erosion of monuments.


Stoke d'Abernon is a small village situated between Cobham and Leatherhead in the county of Surrey.





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