St.Peter's Churchyard, Barnburgh,Doncaster, UK - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

The churchyard is well kept and has a seperate extension across the road. Many old large headstones are now laid flat, and there is a medieval stone coffin against the church wall adjacent to a door. This coffin is GradeII listed.
A small plot has been set aside for the the internment of cremated ashes with small flat name stones, flowers etc.


One of the older grave headstones reads-
"Affectionate Remembrance of ALICE; the beloved daughter of CHARLES and MARY ANN NETTLESHIP: of Harlington: who departed this life April 6th 1871: aged 10 years.
Also of
GEORGE LAWSON NETTLESHIP: only & dearly loved son of the above and for some years a member of the parish church choir; who was accidently killed in the discharge of his duty at Hexthorpe on the 23rd March 1882; aged 15 years.
"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.""


Church is GradeI listed and dates from about 1150-
(visit link)

Stone coffin listing-
(visit link)

Heritage inspired web site has more information on the church-
(visit link)

Name of church or churchyard: St. Peter's Churchyard, Barnburgh, Doncaster Approximate Size: Large (100+)

Visit Instructions:
VISIT LOGS

1. The waymark coordinates must be personally visited.
2. Give the date and a description of your visit
3. Post at least one photo taken at the time of your visit

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   08/12/2016 patch67 visited it