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William Smith Memorial

Other memorial · Churchill, Oxfordshire

In memory of William Smith

William Smith Memorial© Simon BurchellCC BY-SA 4.0

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    Plaque. Photo: Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Churchill, Oxfordshire
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Inscription

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SMITH "THE FATHER OF BRITISH GEOLOGY" BORN AT CHURCHILL MARCH 23 1769 DIED AT NORTHAMPTON AUGUST 28 1839 ERECTED BY THE EARL OF DUCIE 1891

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Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. William Smith

    WILLIAM SMITH

    Born 23 March 1769; died 28 August 1839

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    William Smith Memorial (Churchill, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "WILLIAM SMITH"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2189/ : accessed 7 November 2026).

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