We have only seen the word "spinster" used twice on a gravestone.

 St Philip and St James, Tarrington, Herefordshire
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A Norman church restored during the Victorian period. Several pieces of original medieval stained glass remain. Two windows in the north wall of the chancel have been identified as late Saxon or early Norman. The blocked up north door is Norman in style, with a rounded Romanesque arch.


We have only seen the word "spinster" used twice on a gravestone. This is strange because widow and relict are widely used.

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