Monument record M8918 - BURRAND BUSH STONE, EAST STOKE

Summary

COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (Victorian to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference SK 74210 49429 (point)
Map sheet SK74NW
District Newark
Civil Parish East Stoke, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A stone, on the outskirts of East Stoke inscribed "here stood the Burrand Bush planted on the spot where Henry VII placed his standard after the Battle of Stoke (16/06/1487)". (1)
Stone located at above grid ref. (2)
The inscribed slab illustrated by (3) appears to be early C20 in date. Brooke (4) doesn't mention the Burrand Bush, though he had visited the site. It seems likely that this stone was erected relatively recently, and placed in the line of the hedgerow, rather than on the high point where the standard was placed, in order to be out of the way. (5)
See M1433 for battlefield.


<1> Thoroton Society, 1953, TTS, p 13 (Published document). SNT367.

<2> Seaman BH, 1972, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1251.

<3> Bennett M, 1987, Lambert Simnel and the Battle of Stoke, p 118 (Monograph). SNT2579.

<4> Brooke R, 1825, Visits to Fields of Battle in England (Monograph). SNT1666.

<5> Baddeley V, 2011, Pers Comm (Unknown). SNT2549.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1953. TTS. 57. p 13.
  • <2> Personal comment: Seaman BH. 1972. Pers Comm.
  • <3> Monograph: Bennett M. 1987. Lambert Simnel and the Battle of Stoke. p 118.
  • <4> Monograph: Brooke R. 1825. Visits to Fields of Battle in England.
  • <5> Unknown: Baddeley V. 2011. Pers Comm.

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Protected Status/Designation

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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