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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Hinckley And Bosworth
Town
Sutton Cheney, near Market Bosworth
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58484

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Current location

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park
Sutton Cheney
near Market Bosworth
Hinckley And Bosworth
Leicestershire
CV13 0AD
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 40325 00054
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Private Land
    Shenton
    Hinckley And Bosworth
    Leicestershire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rough hewn Stone of Remembrance with plaque attached to front face. An additional plaque is mounted at ground level at front.
Inscription
Plaque mounted on stone: RICHARD, THE LAST/ PLANTAGENET KING OF/ ENGLAND WAS SLAIN HERE/ 22ND AUGUST 1485 Plaque at foot of stone: KING RICHARD'S STONE/ THIS STONE WAS ORIGINALLY ERECTED NEAR SHENTON IN 1974, AS THIS WAS THOUGHT/ TO BE THE SITE OF SANDEFORD, WHERE RICHARD III IS SAID TO HAVE DIED DURING/ THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH ON 22ND AUGUST 1485./ IN 2009, AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF CAREFUL STUDY AND EXTENSIVE FIELDWORK, THE/ TRUE SITE OF THE BATTLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE AREA AROUND MILL LANE AND/ THE FENN LANE ROMAN ROAD. THE LIKELY SITE OF SANDEFORD, CLOSE TO A PROVEN/ MEDIEVAL MARSH AND THE FINDSPOT OF THE BOSWORTH BOAR BADGE IS ON PRIVATE/ LAN 2.5KM TO THE SOUTH WEST OF AMBION HILL./ THE STONE HAS BEEN MOVED HERE TO ALLOW BETTER AND SAFER PUBLIC ACCESS/ TO IT AND TO ALLOW THE FIELD AT SHENTON TO BE RETURNED TO AGRICULTURAL USE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, place of death, date of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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