St Wilfrid's Church burial ground, Alford
The church is over 650 years old and is in a prominent position set rather high above street level in the charming wolds market town of Alford. There is a small room over the south porch called the Parvis Room. It was used as the first Alford Grammar School. One of the pupils who attended was said to be John Smith who was later saved from death by Pocahontas and also became Virginia’s first governor. The Church is well polished and scrupulously clean, with a light and bright appearance.
The GPR holds 165 grave and 197 person records for the burial ground.
The status of the photographing of the burial ground is believed to be complete.
There have been 2797 requests for photographs from the burial ground.
The latest details for the burial ground were added on 29 July 2013
A burial monument list gives all the names showed on each monument (show FAQ).
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A surname list gives all the names for a particular surname and links to the burial ground where it is listed (show FAQ).
Please be aware that a surname listed above may be a continuation of that surname from the surname list on its left.
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