Listed Building record MDO17057 - Headstones to Benjamin and Elizabeth Jesty in St Nicholas's churchyard, Worth Matravers
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Summary
Two headstones on the graves of Benjamin Jesty (died 1816) and his wife Elizabeth (died 1824). Her stone is carved with cherubs, and his is inscribed ‘The first person known that introduced the Cow Pox by innoculation’.
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| Grid reference | SY 97270 77454 (point) |
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| Map sheet | SY97NE |
| Civil Parish | Worth Matravers; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Record last edited
Apr 3 2014 11:52AM