The watch house at Oxnam Parish Churchyard
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The watch house at Oxnam Parish Churchyard
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 19 Apr 2008
A small building at the southeast corner of the churchyard, used as a watch over newly interred corpses in the days when body snatchers were prevalent. A window on the north wall has been built up.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.463383
Longitude
-2.473634