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Car Colston St Mary's Church and Church Cottage

Courtesy of Reg Baker

Car Colston Church
Car Colston
England

The church is famous as the resting place of family of the historian Dr Robert Thoroton. Car Colston is where the famous historian owned property, and built himself a home. It is in the churchyard of this village that various members of the family are buried - Robert Thoroton, who died of plague in 1604, and a second Robert, 'a loyal servant of King and Church,' who died in 1646, as a Latin inscription on a tablet in the wall, near the chancel door, plainly testifies. The parish registers attest the interment of succeeding Thorotons, the burial of the historian being thus briefly recorded: 'Robertus Thoroton, M.D., sepultus, November 23rd, 1678.' A fine stone coffin, in which his remains were placed, is to be seen in the vestry at the west end of the church.

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