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Great Rollright Oxfordshire

Down the graveyard to the Lych (body) gate erected in 1905 by the 9 sons of Henry Rendall, rector 1856-1893, in memory of their mother. (All their initials are carved on it) The Rendalls only daughter died in infancy and is buried just inside on the left, close to the family tomb. (The clock in the tower is in memory of their father) The old churchyard closed in 2000 is reckoned to contain at least 4000 bodies, the earliest dating from the 17c - Church of St Andrew, Great Rollright, Oxfordshire

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Uploaded on January 5, 2019
Taken on May 3, 2018