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Headstone, oval top, plain stone with just a simple raised bead surround. The inscription uses a very unusual and hard to read type of script. Stone is propped against churchyard wall, facing north.

Sacred
to
[the] [remembrance] [of]
Richard BROOKS,
who died May 19. 1861,
aged 78 years
So [teach] us to number our days that we
may [apply] our hearts unto wisdom [Ps XC]

[ BR -" 1861 23 May BROOKS Richard 77yrs North Leigh " ]


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