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Double headstone with round tops checked above scotia shoulders, carved with weathered medallions once possibly decorated with roses; the inscription remains very clear. The left hand side reads:

In Memory of
Magdalen,
Wife of Thos
BUCKLAND, of
this Parish, who
departed this
life April 21 1771
Aged 51 Years.

The right-hand side reads:

Also in Memory
of the said Thos
BUCKLAND, of
this Parish,
Yeoman, who
departed this
life April 13 1786
Aged 60 Years.

Below, across the stone:

Left surviving five Brothers and
two Sisters.

Haslewood p52


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